Obesity Is a Marker of Reduction in QoL and Disability
The purpose of this paper is to verify the association between outcome measures of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disability, BMI, gender, and age. Adult obese patients were clustered using HRQoL (IWQoL-Lite) and disability (WHO-DAS II) scores into three groups: mild, moderate, and high....
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| author | Anna Sirtori Amelia Brunani Valentina Villa Maria Elisa Berselli Marina Croci Matilde Leonardi Alberto Raggi |
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| description | The purpose of this paper is to verify the association between outcome measures of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disability, BMI, gender, and age. Adult obese patients were clustered using HRQoL (IWQoL-Lite) and disability (WHO-DAS II) scores into three groups: mild, moderate, and high. One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc test was used to evaluate differences in age and BMI between subjects from different clusters, contingency coefficient to test the relationship between cluster groups and gender. In total, 117 patients were enrolled: subjects with higher disability and HRQoL decrement were older and had higher BMI. Women were more likely to present moderate disability and reduction in HRQoL, while men more likely presented mild disability and HRQoL reduction. Our data further confirm the connection between disability and HRQoL, high BMI and older age. These data obtained with outcomes measures might better address rehabilitation programs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b24d77f0627a4ce5a2e5cd47b3f57d812025-02-03T05:53:01ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/167520167520Obesity Is a Marker of Reduction in QoL and DisabilityAnna Sirtori0Amelia Brunani1Valentina Villa2Maria Elisa Berselli3Marina Croci4Matilde Leonardi5Alberto Raggi6Department of Internal Medicine, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Piancavallo, 28824 Verbania, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Piancavallo, 28824 Verbania, ItalyClinical Psychology, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Piancavallo, 28824 Verbania, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Piancavallo, 28824 Verbania, ItalyDepartment of Medical Sciences and Rehabilitation, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, 20145 Milan, ItalyNeurology, Public Health and Disability Unit, Neurological Institute C. Besta IRCCS Foundation, 20133 Milan, ItalyNeurology, Public Health and Disability Unit, Neurological Institute C. Besta IRCCS Foundation, 20133 Milan, ItalyThe purpose of this paper is to verify the association between outcome measures of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and disability, BMI, gender, and age. Adult obese patients were clustered using HRQoL (IWQoL-Lite) and disability (WHO-DAS II) scores into three groups: mild, moderate, and high. One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post hoc test was used to evaluate differences in age and BMI between subjects from different clusters, contingency coefficient to test the relationship between cluster groups and gender. In total, 117 patients were enrolled: subjects with higher disability and HRQoL decrement were older and had higher BMI. Women were more likely to present moderate disability and reduction in HRQoL, while men more likely presented mild disability and HRQoL reduction. Our data further confirm the connection between disability and HRQoL, high BMI and older age. These data obtained with outcomes measures might better address rehabilitation programs.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/167520 |
| spellingShingle | Anna Sirtori Amelia Brunani Valentina Villa Maria Elisa Berselli Marina Croci Matilde Leonardi Alberto Raggi Obesity Is a Marker of Reduction in QoL and Disability The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Obesity Is a Marker of Reduction in QoL and Disability |
| title_full | Obesity Is a Marker of Reduction in QoL and Disability |
| title_fullStr | Obesity Is a Marker of Reduction in QoL and Disability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obesity Is a Marker of Reduction in QoL and Disability |
| title_short | Obesity Is a Marker of Reduction in QoL and Disability |
| title_sort | obesity is a marker of reduction in qol and disability |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/167520 |
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