TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between body mass index and health-related quality of life
T2 - Data from CaMos, a stratified population study
AU - Hopman, Wilma M.
AU - Berger, Claudie
AU - Joseph, Lawrence
AU - Barr, Susan I.
AU - Gao, Yongjun
AU - Prior, Jerilynn C.
AU - Poliquin, Suzette
AU - Towheed, Tanveer
AU - Anastassiades, Tassos
AU - Goltzman, David
AU - Tenenhouse, Alan
AU - Godmaire, Suzanne
AU - Joyce, Carol
AU - Kovacs, Christopher
AU - Sheppard, Emma
AU - Kirkland, Susan
AU - Kaiser, Stephanie
AU - Stanfield, Barbara
AU - Brown, Jacques P.
AU - Bessette, Louis
AU - Gendreau, Marc
AU - Matthews, Barbara
AU - Josse, Bob
AU - Murray, Tim
AU - Gardner-Bray, Barbara
AU - Kreiger, Nancy
AU - Adachi, Jonathan D.
AU - Papaioannou, Alexandra
AU - Pickard, Laura
AU - Olszynski, Wojciech P.
AU - Davison, K. Shawn
AU - Thingvold, Jola
AU - Hanley, David A.
AU - Allan, Jane
AU - Vigna, Yvette
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements CaMos was funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Merck Frosst Canada Ltd., Eli Lilly Canada Inc., Novartis Pharmaceuticals Inc., The Alliance: Safoni-Aventis & Procter and Gamble Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., The Dairy Farmers of Canada, The Arthritis Society. None of the funding agencies were directly involved in the design or conduct of the study, the collection, management, analysis or interpretation of the data, or the preparation, review or approval of the manuscript. The authors thank all the participants in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Background: Deviation from normal weight is associated with health risks, but less is known about the association between weight and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We investigated this in the context of a population-based study, using a standard five-category weight classification system based on body mass index (BMI). Methods: The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study is a randomly selected sample of men and women over 25 years of age from nine centres across Canada. Data were obtained by interview, and height and weight were measured and used to calculate BMI. HRQOL was measured using the SF-36. Multivariable linear regression was used to identify the association between BMI category and SF-36 scores after controlling for potential confounders. Results: Complete data were available for 6302 women and 2792 men. Mean BMI for every age and gender group exceeded healthy weight guidelines. For women, being underweight, overweight or obese was associated with poorer HRQOL in most SF-36 outcomes while for men, this was associated with poorer HRQOL in some domains and with higher HRQOL in others. Conclusions: A significant proportion of the population may be putting their health at risk due to excess weight, which may have a substantial negative effect on HRQOL, particularly in women. This underscores the need for continued public health efforts aimed at combating overweight and obesity.
AB - Background: Deviation from normal weight is associated with health risks, but less is known about the association between weight and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We investigated this in the context of a population-based study, using a standard five-category weight classification system based on body mass index (BMI). Methods: The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study is a randomly selected sample of men and women over 25 years of age from nine centres across Canada. Data were obtained by interview, and height and weight were measured and used to calculate BMI. HRQOL was measured using the SF-36. Multivariable linear regression was used to identify the association between BMI category and SF-36 scores after controlling for potential confounders. Results: Complete data were available for 6302 women and 2792 men. Mean BMI for every age and gender group exceeded healthy weight guidelines. For women, being underweight, overweight or obese was associated with poorer HRQOL in most SF-36 outcomes while for men, this was associated with poorer HRQOL in some domains and with higher HRQOL in others. Conclusions: A significant proportion of the population may be putting their health at risk due to excess weight, which may have a substantial negative effect on HRQOL, particularly in women. This underscores the need for continued public health efforts aimed at combating overweight and obesity.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11136-007-9273-6
DO - 10.1007/s11136-007-9273-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 17957495
AN - SCOPUS:35848949569
SN - 0962-9343
VL - 16
SP - 1595
EP - 1603
JO - Quality of Life Research
JF - Quality of Life Research
IS - 10
ER -
