Obesity, XXXX , and health-related quality of life by gender: a cross-sectional study in Korean adults.

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PURPOSE: This study sought to compare the association between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and four body health types by gender. METHODS: The study included 6217 @entity1 and 8243 @entity1 over 30  years of age chosen from a population-based survey. @entity1 were grouped by body mass index and @entity209 into four types: metabolically healthy normal weight, metabolically abnormal but normal weight (MANW), @entity28 ( @entity28 ), and @entity209 ( @entity209 ). HRQoL was measured using the EQ-5D health questionnaire. The outcomes encompassed five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activity, @entity158 /discomfort, and @entity308 ), and the impaired HRQoL dichotomized by the EQ-5D preference score. Complex sample multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to adjust for sociodemographic variables, lifestyle factors, and disease comorbidity. RESULTS: Among @entity1 , those in the MANW group presented worse conditions on all dimensions and the impaired HRQoL compared to other @entity1 . However, no significant effect remained after adjusting for relevant covariates. For @entity1 , those in the @entity209 group had the most adversely affected HRQoL followed by those females in the @entity28 group. The domain of mobility and @entity209 and @entity28 groups remained significant when controlling for all covariates in the model. CONCLUSIONS: The MANW is the least favorable condition of HRQoL for @entity1 , suggesting that metabolic health may associate with HRQoL more than @entity28 for males. In @entity1 , the @entity209 and @entity28 groups had the most adversely affected HRQoL, implying that @entity28 is not a favorable health condition and that @entity28 , in general, may be strongly associated with HRQoL in @entity1 .
