Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden.
<h4>Context</h4>Obesity is considered to have a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).<h4>Objective</h4>To compare HRQoL in a well-defined group of people with obesity with a population-based control group from the general public.<h4>Design</h4...
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| author | Ala Mejaddam Emily Krantz Gudrún Höskuldsdóttir Lars Fändriks Karin Mossberg Björn Eliasson Penelope Trimpou Kerstin Landin-Wilhelmsen |
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| description | <h4>Context</h4>Obesity is considered to have a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).<h4>Objective</h4>To compare HRQoL in a well-defined group of people with obesity with a population-based control group from the general public.<h4>Design</h4>Observational cross-sectional cohort study with a reference population.<h4>Setting</h4>The Regional Obesity Center at the Department of Medicine at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.<h4>Participants</h4>People with obesity (n = 1122) eligible for surgical and non-surgical obesity treatment in routine care were included consecutively between 2015 and 2017 into the BASUN study. Men and women from the WHO-MONICA-GOT project were used as a reference population (n = 414).<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>HRQoL was measured with the RAND-36/Short Form-36 questionnaire (SF-36) and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for self-related health (SRH). Prescription drugs for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, depression, and anxiety were taken as a proxy for these conditions.<h4>Results</h4>People with obesity rated their overall HRQoL lower than the reference population according to the SRH-VAS. Lower scores were reported on physical and social functioning, vitality, general and mental health after adjustment for age and use of prescription drugs (considered a proxy for burden of disease, or comorbidities) using the RAND-36/SF-36 questionnaire. Use of some psychopharmacological agents was more common in patients with obesity.<h4>Conclusion</h4>People with obesity seeking help with weight reduction are more likely to have lower physical and mental self-reported HRQoL than the general population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-91c415b357144a56a0b89e3f936111452022-12-22T04:13:05ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011710e027355310.1371/journal.pone.0273553Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden.Ala MejaddamEmily KrantzGudrún HöskuldsdóttirLars FändriksKarin MossbergBjörn EliassonPenelope TrimpouKerstin Landin-Wilhelmsen<h4>Context</h4>Obesity is considered to have a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).<h4>Objective</h4>To compare HRQoL in a well-defined group of people with obesity with a population-based control group from the general public.<h4>Design</h4>Observational cross-sectional cohort study with a reference population.<h4>Setting</h4>The Regional Obesity Center at the Department of Medicine at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.<h4>Participants</h4>People with obesity (n = 1122) eligible for surgical and non-surgical obesity treatment in routine care were included consecutively between 2015 and 2017 into the BASUN study. Men and women from the WHO-MONICA-GOT project were used as a reference population (n = 414).<h4>Main outcome measures</h4>HRQoL was measured with the RAND-36/Short Form-36 questionnaire (SF-36) and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for self-related health (SRH). Prescription drugs for hypertension, diabetes mellitus, depression, and anxiety were taken as a proxy for these conditions.<h4>Results</h4>People with obesity rated their overall HRQoL lower than the reference population according to the SRH-VAS. Lower scores were reported on physical and social functioning, vitality, general and mental health after adjustment for age and use of prescription drugs (considered a proxy for burden of disease, or comorbidities) using the RAND-36/SF-36 questionnaire. Use of some psychopharmacological agents was more common in patients with obesity.<h4>Conclusion</h4>People with obesity seeking help with weight reduction are more likely to have lower physical and mental self-reported HRQoL than the general population.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273553 |
| spellingShingle | Ala Mejaddam Emily Krantz Gudrún Höskuldsdóttir Lars Fändriks Karin Mossberg Björn Eliasson Penelope Trimpou Kerstin Landin-Wilhelmsen Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden. PLoS ONE |
| title | Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| title_full | Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| title_fullStr | Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| title_short | Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden. |
| title_sort | comorbidity and quality of life in obesity a comparative study with the general population in gothenburg sweden |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273553 |
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