Table 1

Mean (SD) KINDL® scores among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white children by BMI categories, hyperglycemia symptoms, and diabetes status


KINDL Total Score
Physical functioning
Emotional well-being
Self-esteem
Family
Friends
School


Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)

Alla
79.7 (11.6)
81.9 (20.3)
85.9 (15.1)
74.7 (19.5)
76.9 (17.1)
80.8 (15.2)
77.3 (17.4)
Median scores
81.3
87.5
87.5
75.0
75.0
81.3
81.3
BMI categoriesb







Normal (n = 2,228; n = 2096c)
79.5 (11.6
81.1 (21.0)
86.1 (14.4)
75.2 (18.8)
76.2 (16.9)
81.4 (14.5)
77.0 (16.8)
Underweight (n = 437; n = 385c)
80.2 (11.9
83.7 (19.2)
86.7 (15.3)
75.6 (19.4)
75.0 (16.9)
80.6 (15.2)
79.8 (16.7)
At-risk of overweight (n = 634; n = 586c)
78.9 (11.7
81.7 (19.5)
85.7 (15.0)
74.3 (18.9)
75.3 (17.1)
79.3 (15.0)
75.9 (18.1)
Overweight (n = 1099; n = 958c)
79.2 (11.9
80.7 (21.0)
85.8 (15.6)
74.5 (20.0)
75.7 (17.3)
80.1 (15.7)
78.0 (18.2)








Hyperglycemia symptomsd







None (n = 1797; n = 1633c)
83.4 (9.7)
88.0 (16.2)
89.7 (12.5)
78.4 (18.5)
80.6 (15.5)
82.9 (13.7)
80.4 (16.1)
1–2 (n = 2746; n = 2491c)
79.4 (11.1)
81.2 (20.3)
85.8 (14.5)
74.6 (18.9)
76.2 (17.2)
81.0 (14.8)
77.3 (17.2)
3–4 (n = 667; n = 621c)
72.8 (12.6)
71.0 (22.9)
78.9 (17.8)
68.2 (21.2)
71.2 (17.8)
76.2 (17.4)
71.5 (18.3)
5 or more (n = 263 n = 28c)
63.7 (14.2)
57.4 (20.4)
69.6 (19.9)
56.9 (18.9)
68.8 (17.8)
69.4 (16.9)
59.1 (19.6)








Diagnosed with Diabetes







No (n = 5476; n = 4980b)
79.7 (11.5)
82.0 (20.3)
86.0 (14.9)
74.8 (19.5)
77.0 (17.1)
80.9 (15.1)
77.4 (17.4)
Yes (n = 41; n = 40b)
72.2 (16.8)
71.2 (23.7)
75.6 (25.3)
66.3 (24.4)
75.3 (19.5)
75.1 (24.4)
69.7 (18.0)

SD = Standard deviation

a n varies: KINDL total score n = 5515; physical functioning n = 5521; emotional well-being n = 5513; self-esteem n = 5501; family n = 5514; friends n = 5491; and school n = 4989.

b BMI Categories: Normal = ≥5th–<85th percentile (pct); Underweight = <5th pct; At-risk for overweight = 85th–95th pct; Overweight = >95th pct.

c n include only those children who go to school

d 41 children who had diabetes were excluded from this group

Arif and Rohrer BMC Family Practice 2006 7:3   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-7-3