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- Obesity is linked to serious health issues and the study examines factors affecting health-related quality of life (HRQL) related to BMI, gender, age, and mental/physical health.
- Linear regression analysis showed that higher BMI, age, and current health disorders negatively impact physical HRQL, while mental HRQL is mainly influenced by mental disorders, gender, and age.
- The findings confirm that both physical and mental health issues significantly lower HRQL, regardless of BMI or therapy-seeking behavior.
Article Abstract
Background: Obesity is a major public health problem that is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.
Objective: The authors investigated the associations between health-related quality of life (HRQL) and Body Mass Index (BMI), gender, age, mental and somatic disorders, as well as therapy-seeking status.
Method: A cross-sectional controlled study assessed 640 male and female individuals, clustered into four weight categories.
Results: Linear-regression analyses revealed that higher BMI, higher age, and higher numbers of current somatic and mental disorders negatively predicted the physical dimension of HRQL. Higher numbers of both mental and somatic disorders as well as female gender and younger age seemed to be independent negative predictors of mental HRQL, whereas BMI was not associated with mental HRQL. Therapy status was not related to mental or physical HRQL.
Conclusion: Physical and mental disorders are important detrimental factors for both physical and mental dimensions of HRQL.
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