MENTAL COMPONENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE INCREASED ACCORDING TO THE LEVEL OF OBESITY
Author(s)
Origasa H1, Zhu Y2
1University of Toyama School of Medicine, Toyama, Japan, 2Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
OBJECTIVES: Obesity was said to be one of the important risks for mortality. Inconsistent findings have been reported in the association between obesity and quality of life. The study provides a finding in the question using a cross-sectional survey conducted in China. METHODS: A total of 1,281 hypertensive residents in China aged 35 years or older were included in the analysis. The short-form 36 (SF-36) was used to measure the quality of life. It consisted of physical and mental domains. The highest score was 100 and 0 for the lowest in each domain. Level of obesity was classified using body mass index (BMI), namely, lean (<18.5), normal (18.5-24), overweight (24-28), obese (over 28) according to the Chinese classification. Means of physical and mental domains were calculated for the degree of obesity, adjusted for age, gender, marital status, education level, and exercise habits. Difference in quality of life among the levels of obesity was tested by the analysis of variance. RESULTS: There were lean (n=34), normal (n=531), overweight (n=521), obese (195) subjects with hypertension. Men occupied 53% and 37% for aged 60 years or older. Significant risk factors lowering the quality of life were women, elderly, low education and exercise. Adjusted mean (±standard error) of physical domain was 64±±±±±±±± CONCLUSIONS: A significant increase in the mental component of quality of life was found according to the level of obesity; however no trend was observed in the physical component.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2014-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2014, Beijing, China
Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 7 (November 2014)
Code
PCV51
Topic
Patient-Centered Research
Topic Subcategory
Patient-reported Outcomes & Quality of Life Outcomes
Disease
Cardiovascular Disorders