Exploring the associations between systemic inflammation, obesity and healthy days: a health related quality of life (HRQOL) analysis of NHANES 2005-2008.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is positively associated with low-level chronic inflammation, and negatively associated with several indices of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). It is however not clear if obesity-associated inflammation is partly responsible for the observed negative associations between obesity and HRQOL, and also whether systemic inflammation independently affects HRQOL. We conducted an exploratory analysis to investigate the relationships between obesity, systemic inflammation and indices of HRQOL, using NHANES survey data.

Methods

Data for the variables of interest were available for 6325 adults (aged 20-75 years, BMI > 18.5 kg/m²). Demographic, body mass index (BMI), C-reactive protein (CRP), inflammatory disease status, medication use, smoking, and

SUBMITTER: Wilkins J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6091152 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature