Factors Influencing Quality of Life of Obese Students in Hangzhou, China

Ying-Ping Chen, Hong-Mei Wang, Todd C Edwards, Ting Wang, Xiao-Ying Jiang, Yi-Ran Lv and Donald L Patrick

PLOS ONE, 2015, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of overweight and obese middle or high school students and identify relevant factors influencing their QOL scores. Methods: 716 students were recruited from 6 middle or high schools in Hangzhou, China. The Chinese version of the Youth Quality of Life Instrument–Weight Module (YQOL-W) was self administered. The YQOL-W scores were compared among different BMI groups, gender, educational status, annual household income, parental education and recruitment community using t test or one-way analysis of variance. The independent association of these variables with QOL among overweight and obese students was examined using multivariable linear regression modeling. Results: Overweight and obese students reported lower total scores, self, social and environment scores than their normal weight peers (all P 0.05). Students from migrant communities reported comparable environment scores with those from rural and urban communities (P>0.05). Conclusions: Overweight and obesity have negative effects on students’ quality of life. Therefore weight specific QOL could be included in weight reduction interventions as a relevant outcome.

Date: 2015
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