Introduction: The study's aim was to establish, for children living in urban disadvantage, the nature and extent of the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), including the role of individual and family factors in influencing this relationship. Methods: Within the context of a longitudinal design, 255 children aged 7-12 years (50 % male) self-reported their HRQoL (Kidscreen-27) and had their height and weight measured at year one and two. One parent/guardian for each child was also assessed at year one with the OSLO Social Support Scale and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Regression analysis was also conducted. Results: BMI was weakly inversely associated with 'total HRQoL' (r = -.15, p
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Wynne, C., Comiskey, C., Hollywood, E., Quirke, M. B., O’Sullivan, K., & McGilloway, S. (2014). The relationship between body mass index and health-related quality of life in urban disadvantaged children. Quality of Life Research, 23(6), 1895–1905. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-014-0634-7
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