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Table 1 Parentally reported mean Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total scores and (standardised) Factor Scores for "Internalising" and "Externalising" factors by International Obesity Taskforce (IOTF) classification

From: Modelling the relationship between obesity and mental health in children and adolescents: findings from the Health Survey for England 2007

IOTF Classification Status

Mean SDQ Total (sd)

Mean Internalising Factor Score (sd)

Mean Externalising Factor Score (sd)

N (%) Emotional Disorder Screen Positive

N (%) Conduct Disorder Screen Positive

Obese (n = 305)

10.18 (6.1)*

.17 (.4)*

.21 (.6)*

53 (17%)*

48 (16%)**

Overweight (n = 760)

8.07 (5.4)

.06 (.4)

.02 (.6)

84 (11%)

84 (11%)

Normal weight (n = 2,704)

7.57 (5.4)

-.01(.4)

.00 (.6)

226 (8%)

275 (11%)

Underweight (n = 192)

7.59 (5.1)

.01 (.4)

.00 (.6)

16 (8%)

14 (7%)

  1. Note: *Difference between "Obese" and other groups significant at p < .001 level; **Difference between "Obese" and other groups significant at p < .01 level
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

ISSN: 1753-2000