Quality of Life for Obese Women and Men in Turkey

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Saraç, Fulden ; Parýldar, Sebnem ; Duman, Erdal ; Saygýlý, Fusun ; Tüzün, Mehmet ; Yýlmaz, Candeger
• Description:
  Introduction
  
  Obesity is a complex, multifaceted disease that is widespread and growing in the developing world. People who are obese experience health-related quality-of-life impairments.
  
  Methods
  
  We administered the SF-36 Health Survey questionnaire to 1752 obese adults and 400 normal-weight adults in Izmir City, Turkey. We then compared the mean scores of the two groups by sex in eight quality-of-life domains.
  
  Results
  
  Differences in scores between obese women and normal-weight women were statistically significant in seven of eight SF-36 domains; differences in scores between obese men and normal-weight men were statistically significant in six of eight domains. Obese women were significantly more impaired than obese men in four of eight domains. Among obese women, 45.0% experienced a reduced quality of life, compared with only 13.2% of normal-weight women. Similarly, 41.3% of obese men experienced a reduced quality of life, compared with only 9.3% of normal-weight men.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Obesity is associated with poor levels of health, particularly poor levels of physical and social well-being.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adult Female Humans Male Middle Aged Obesity Quality Of Life Questionnaires Sex Characteristics
• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 2007; 4(3).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Turkey
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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