Overweight, Quality of Life and Psychological Difficulties in Teenagers

Quality of Life and Psychological Difficulties in Relation With the Weight of Teenagers

Obesity is a major public heath issue. It may have various impacts on a patient's life by causing psychological problems, altering a patient's quality of life,etc. These led to the investigators' hypothesis which is examining the psychological dimensions of a teenager suffering for obesity.

There are two groups in this study : healthy volunteers and teenagers suffering from obesity.

Patients and healthy volunteers will come to the nutrition clinic center Naturalpha where the patient will complete a questionnaire. The included patients will also complete a questionnaire privately (without the presence of the parents), they will also be weighted and measured.

No further tests or questionnaires will be given after the enrollment day.

Inclusion Criteria for obese teenagers :

• Patients aged between 11 and 16 years old at the moment of enrollment.
• Body Mass Index between the 1st and 2nd degree of the obesity zone (over the 97th percentile curve regarding corpulence curves of the Plan National Nutrition Santé (PNNS) based on the gender (boys/girls))
• The teenagers have an appointment in the pediatric unit of the Saint Vincent de Paul Hospital for an examination regarding excess weight

Inclusion Criteria for average weighted teenagers :

• Patients aged between 11 and 16 years old at the moment of enrollment
• Body Mass Index located between the 3rd and the 97th percentile on the corpulence curves of the PNNS
• The teenagers and their parents have replied to and advertisement of the trial

Exclusion Criteria for obese children :

• Body Mass Index over the 97th percentile curve on the corpulence curves of the PNNS
• Handicapped teenagers

Exclusion Criteria for average weighted children :

• Body Mass Index over the 97th percentile curve or under the 3rd percentile curve on the corpulence curves of the PNNS
• Handicapped, asthmatic, obese or diabetic teenagers