Comorbidity and quality of life in obesity-a comparative study with the general population in Gothenburg, Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Obesity is considered to have a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Objective

To compare HRQoL in a well-defined group of people with obesity with a population-based control group from the general public.

Design

Observational cross-sectional cohort study with a reference population.

Setting

The Regional Obesity Center at the Department of Medicine at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Participants

People with obesity (n = 1122) eligible for surgical and non-surgical obesity treatment in routine care were included consecutively between 2015 and 2017 into the BASUN study. Men and women from the WHO-MONICA-GOT project were used as a reference population (n = 414).

Main outcome measures

HRQoL was mea

SUBMITTER: Mejaddam A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9531784 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature