Association of body mass index with Short-Form 36 physical and mental component summary scores in a multiethnic Asian population

Objectives: To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a multiethnic Asian population in Singapore, and explore whether there were gender and ethnic differences in this association. Methods: We conducted cross-sectio...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2010-06, Vol.34 (6), p.1034-1043
Main Authors: Wee, H.L, Wu, Y, Thumboo, J, Lee, J, Tai, E.S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - ethnology
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - psychology
Asian people
Asians
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographic aspects
Epidemiology
Female
Gender differences
Health aspects
health status
Health Status Indicators
Health surveys
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Mental Disorders - ethnology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Health
Metabolic diseases
Middle Aged
multiethnic Asian population
nationalities and ethnic groups
Obesity
Obesity - ethnology
Obesity - psychology
Overweight
Patient outcomes
Physical Fitness - psychology
Population-based studies
Psychometrics
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Sex Factors
Short-Form 36 health survey
Singapore - ethnology
surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Thinness - ethnology
Thinness - psychology
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Objectives: To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a multiethnic Asian population in Singapore, and explore whether there were gender and ethnic differences in this association. Methods: We conducted cross-sectional analyses using data from 5027 Chinese, Malay and Indian participants (2403 men and 2624 women) aged 24–95 years. These subjects were from four previous cross-sectional surveys carried out in Singapore (from 1982 to 1998) who attended a follow-up examination (including both a questionnaire and a clinic examination) between 2004 and 2007, during which HRQoL was assessed. Participants were classified as underweight (
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/ijo.2010.24