Sex differences in children's health status as measured by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)™: cross-sectional findings from a large school-based sample in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research has shown that female adolescents and adults report lower health status than their male peers. Possibly, this discrepancy already develops during childhood. We collected sex-specific data with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) in a large school-based sample.

Methods

The online version of the PedsQL was administered to healthy Dutch children aged 5-7 years (parent proxy-report), 8-12 years (parent proxy-report and child self-report), and 13-17 years (parent proxy-report and child self-report), recruited through regular primary and secondary schools. Sex differences were assessed using t-tests or Mann-Whitney U-tests. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and intraclass correlation coefficients served to compare parent proxy-reports with child

SUBMITTER: Hijkoop A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8683815 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature