Gary T C Ko1. 1. Department of Medicine, Alice HML Nethersole Hospital, Tai Po, NT, Hong Kong. gtc_ko@yahoo.com.hk
Abstract
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationships among obesity, physical activity and quality of life (QOL) in Hong Kong Chinese adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 876 subjects (32.9% men and 67.1% women, mean age: 34.8 +/- 7.9 years) from a nonmanual working population. The Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 (SF-36, Chinese version) was used for health-related QOL. Level of physical activity was assessed with self-reported questionnaire. Obesity was defined as body mass index > or = 25 kg/m2. RESULTS: 31% of men and 9% of women were obese (overall 16.0%). Obese subjects had lower scores on some of the SF-36 subscales. As the level of physical activity decreased, mean scores on most SF-36 subscales also progressively decreased. Obese women who had no regular physical activity had lower scores on some QOL subscales than obese women who had some regular physical activity. DISCUSSION: Among this Hong Kong Chinese sample, both obesity and lack of physical activity are associated with lower scores on QOL.
PURPOSE: To investigate the relationships among obesity, physical activity and quality of life (QOL) in Hong Kong Chinese adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional study involving 876 subjects (32.9% men and 67.1% women, mean age: 34.8 +/- 7.9 years) from a nonmanual working population. The Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 (SF-36, Chinese version) was used for health-related QOL. Level of physical activity was assessed with self-reported questionnaire. Obesity was defined as body mass index > or = 25 kg/m2. RESULTS: 31% of men and 9% of women were obese (overall 16.0%). Obese subjects had lower scores on some of the SF-36 subscales. As the level of physical activity decreased, mean scores on most SF-36 subscales also progressively decreased. Obesewomen who had no regular physical activity had lower scores on some QOL subscales than obesewomen who had some regular physical activity. DISCUSSION: Among this Hong Kong Chinese sample, both obesity and lack of physical activity are associated with lower scores on QOL.
Authors: Meiwen Zhang; Hilary C Tanenbaum; Jamie Q Felicitas-Perkins; Zengchang Pang; Paula H Palmer; Haiping Duan; C Anderson Johnson; Bin Xie Journal: Psychol Health Med Date: 2016-06-03 Impact factor: 2.423