Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
Gewählte Publikation:
SHR Neuro Krebs Kardio Lipid Stoffw Microb
Reinbacher, P; Draschl, A; Smolle, MA; Hecker, A; Gaderer, F; Lanner, KB; Ruckenstuhl, P; Sadoghi, P; Leithner, A; Nehrer, S; Klestil, T; Brunnader, K; Bernhardt, GA.
The Impact of Obesity on the Health of the Older Population: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Relationship between Health-Related Quality of Life and Body Mass Index across Different Age Groups.
Nutrients. 2023; 16(1):
Doi: 10.3390/nu16010051
[OPEN ACCESS]
Web of Science
PubMed
FullText
FullText_MUG
- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Hecker Andrzej Stanislaw
- Reinbacher Patrick
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Bernhardt Gerwin
- Brunnader Kevin
- Leithner Andreas
- Ruckenstuhl Paul
- Sadoghi Patrick
- Smolle Maria Anna
- Altmetrics:
- Dimensions Citations:
- Plum Analytics:
- Scite (citation analytics):
- Abstract:
- UNLABELLED: Obesity is strongly associated with mortality and morbidity, but there is a lack of data on its impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) across different age groups. Therefore, this study's objective was to determine the association between body mass index (BMI) and HRQoL in the Austrian adult population based on age groups using the 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) survey. METHODS: The SF-36 survey was sent to 500 randomly assigned Austrian adults (response rate: 80.6%). This study assessed HRQoL subscale and component scores based on gender, level of education, smoking status, and alcohol consumption in 403 participants. RESULTS: Increasing BMI is associated with a negative impact on all domains of physical health and social function. The study uncovered substantial variations in the impact of increasing BMI on HRQoL across different age groups, with a pronounced effect observed in the physical components, particularly among individuals aged 65-74. CONCLUSIONS: BMI is negatively associated with the physical aspects of HRQoL and social function, affecting various adult age groups differently. Consequently, our results emphasize assessing different age groups and possible influencing factors on HRQoL, such as BMI, for further optimization in designing prevention programs against obesity.
- Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing)
- Adult - administration & dosage
- Humans - administration & dosage
- Body Mass Index - administration & dosage
- Cross-Sectional Studies - administration & dosage
- Quality of Life - administration & dosage
- Obesity - epidemiology
- Alcohol Drinking - administration & dosage
- Find related publications in this database (Keywords)
- body mass index
- overweight
- obesity
- health-related quality of life
- SF-36