Journal article
Race and gender associations between obesity and nine health-related quality-of-life measures
Abstract
PurposeTo assess how health-related quality of life (HRQoL) varies by body mass index (BMI) category among gender and racial subgroups using nine HRQoL measures.MethodsAmong 3,710 US adults, we evaluated self-reported height, weight, and HRQoL that was measured by six indexes (EQ-5D; HUI2; HUI3; SF-6D; QWB-SA; HALex) and three summary measures (theta; PCS; MCS). Mean HRQoL was estimated by weighted regression for normal, overweight, and obese …
Authors
Bentley TGK; Palta M; Paulsen AJ; Cherepanov D; Dunham NC; Feeny D; Kaplan RM; Fryback DG
Journal
Quality of Life Research, Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 665–674
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2011
DOI
10.1007/s11136-011-9878-7
ISSN
0962-9343