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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