Journal article
Bodyweight, gender, and quality of life: a population-based longitudinal study
Abstract
PurposeThe objective of the paper is to describe trajectories of health-related quality of life (HRQL) associated with categories of body mass index (BMI): underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese class I, and obese classes II and III.MethodsData come from the longitudinal Canadian National Population Health Survey. Analyses are based on data for 3,864 men and 4,745 women who were 40+ in 1998/1999 and followed through 2006/2007. HRQL was …
Authors
Garner RE; Feeny DH; Thompson A; Bernier J; McFarland BH; Huguet N; Kaplan MS; Orpana H; Ross NA; Blanchard C
Journal
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 813–825
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1007/s11136-011-9989-1
ISSN
0962-9343