Journal article
The Association of Body Mass Index with Health-Related Quality of Life: An Exploratory Study in a Multiethnic Asian Population
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a multiethnic Asian population in Singapore, and to explore if the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of alternative BMI cutoffs for Asians could be further strengthened by evidence of higher risk of impaired HRQoL using these criteria.
METHODS: Consenting English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil-speaking primary care …
Authors
Wee H-L; Cheung Y-B; Loke W-C; Tan C-B; Chow M-H; Li S-C; Fong K-Y; Feeny D; Machin D; Luo N
Journal
Value in Health, Vol. 11, , pp. s105–s114
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2008
DOI
10.1111/j.1524-4733.2008.00374.x
ISSN
1098-3015