Eating Behaviors and Quality of Life in Preadolescents at Risk for Obesity With and Without Abdominal Pain

ABSTRACT Objectives: We evaluated eating behaviors and quality of life (QOL) in preadolescent children at risk for obesity, with and without abdominal pain (AP). Methods: Participants were parent–child dyads enrolled in a randomized, controlled obesity prevention trial. The children were between 5 and 10 years of age and at risk for obesity (70th–95th percentile of body mass index, n = 420). Parents completed measures of their child's eating behaviors, QOL, AP, and bowel function and their own depression status, concern about child weight, and feeding practices. Children's height and weight were also measured. Results: Children with frequent AP (≥2/month, n = 103) were compared with children reporting infrequent AP (