Comparison of different measures of obesity in their association with health-related quality of life in older adults - results from the KORA-Age study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As ageing is associated with changes in body composition, BMI may not be the appropriate obesity measure for older adults. To date, little is known about associations between obesity measures and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Thus, we aimed to compare different obesity measures in their association with HRQoL and self-rated physical constitution (SRPC) in older adults.

Design

Seven obesity measures (BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio, waist-to-height ratio, fat mass percentage based on bioelectrical impedance analysis, hypertriglyceridaemic waist (HTGW) and sarcopenic obesity) were assessed at baseline in 2009. HRQoL, using the EQ-5D questionnaire, and SRPC, using one single question, were collected at baseline and at the 3-year follow-up i

SUBMITTER: Riedl A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10271135 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature