HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENT WITH OBESITY IN MEXICO- ANALYSIS OF A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Author(s)
Guzman S1, fernandez Cecilia C2, Reyes G3, Ortiz K4, Baez Revueltas F5, Soto H1, Estrada García D6
1HS Estudios Farmacoeconómicos, México, D.F., Mexico, 2Medix, Mexico City, Mexico, 3Escuela Superior de Medicina del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico city, Mexico, 4H S Estudios Farmacoeconomicos S A de CV, Mexico City, Mexico, 5Universidad Anáhuac México Sur, Mexico City, Mexico, 6UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and describe Health related QoL perception of mexican patients who look for formal obesity medical care by EQ-5D. METHODS: Consecutive adult obese outpatients was included in a cross sectional study in order to evaluate QoL as part of medical evaluation for obesity, all of them accept perform the QoL and loss of productivity Survey, participants completed a self-administered questionnaire that included measures of generic and weight-specific quality of life, perceived health, physical function, depressive symptoms, and body mass index (BMI) was determined. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis was don. Body Mass Index (BMI) was define as independent variable to examine differences in self-reported perceived QoL RESULTS: a total of 160 patients was included with age between 18 to 67 years. 44.4 % married, 32.5 % single 94.4 % has familiar precedents of obesity and 78.8 % has had formal and informal previous treatments. BMI distribution: 39 % overweight, 40 % were obese and obesity grade is as follow: I 44.4% and the IInd 44.4 %, the IIIrd 11.2 %. 85.6 % of the patients presents at least for comorbility. 5 % are unemployed, and 9.4 % had been absent at least to working. The average of the VAS was 76.4 and it has a negative statistically significant correlation (p=0.01) with obesity class and BMI, On having evaluated if correlation exists between the VAS and the age obtained a positive value (p of 0.001). The Comorbidity was a factor that it was affecting. In higher Obesity reported lower measures of perceived health status and physical functioning CONCLUSIONS: In this sample obesity and its comorbidities were associated with VAS general health perception
Conference/Value in Health Info
2016-05, ISPOR 2016, Washington DC, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 19, No. 3 (May 2016)
Code
PSY75
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders