The association between body mass index and health-related quality of life: influence of ethnicity on this relationship
| Autor: | Navneet Aujla, C. McDonough, Alison J. Dunkley, Danielle H. Morris, Kamlesh Khunti, Melanie J. Davies |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male Gerontology Health Status Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Health Behavior Population Ethnic group Anxiety Overweight Logistic regression White People Body Mass Index Endocrinology Asian People Quality of life Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Internal Medicine medicine Humans Obesity education Exercise Aged education.field_of_study Depression business.industry Smoking Confounding Middle Aged medicine.disease Diet Cross-Sectional Studies England Cardiovascular Diseases Population Surveillance Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Demography |
| Zdroj: | Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 15:342-348 |
| ISSN: | 1462-8902 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/dom.12033 |
| Popis: | Aims The association between obesity and a poorer health-related quality of life (HRQL) has previously been explored. The influence of ethnicity on this relationship has less frequently been considered. We aimed to explore the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and HRQL in a mixed population of White European (WE) and South Asian (SA) ethnicity. Methods Cross-sectional data were analysed (n = 4989, 16% SA) from a population-based diabetes screening study. BMI categories were based on ethnic-specific cut-points. HRQL was categorized low ( |
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