Effect of obesity on health-related quality of life among Appalachian elderly
Effect of obesity on health-related quality of life among Appalachian elderly
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DOI：
10.1097/01.smj.0000056663.21073.af
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Krummel, DA
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作者：
Goins, RT;Spencer, SM;Krummel, DA
背景：关于阿巴拉契亚地区老年人的健康行为、健康状况和整体健康相关生活质量的研究很少。确定老年人中使他们处于低健康相关生活质量风险中的因素对于针对未满足的健康需求和指导社区努力帮助改善人群health.Methods：对于本研究，我们使用2000年行为风险因素监测调查数据，检查了65岁或以上的阿巴拉契亚人中肥胖和健康相关生活质量之间的关系。结果：我们的研究结果表明，肥胖的老年阿巴拉契亚人报告较差的自我评价的健康和更多的日子较差的身体健康状况相比，他们的nonobesite.Conclusion：健康的人2010年提出的目标，包括减少肥胖和提高生活质量。如果要消除这种健康差距，提高生活质量，需要持续努力，以确定其决定因素之间的阿巴拉契亚老人。
Background: There is a paucity of research on health behaviors, health status, and overall health-related quality of life among Appalachian elderly. Identifying factors among older adults that place them at risk for low health-related quality of life is important for targeting unmet health needs and guiding community efforts to help improve population health.Methods: For this study, we examined the relationship between obesity and health-related quality of life among Appalachians aged 65 years or older using the 2000 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data.Results: Our results showed that obese elderly Appalachians report poorer self-rated health and more days of poor physical health compared with their nonobese counterparts.Conclusion: The goals put forward in Healthy People 2010 include the reduction of obesity and enhancement of quality of life. If such health disparities are to be eliminated and quality of life enhanced, a sustained effort to identify their determinants among Appalachian elderly is needed.