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Table 4 Relationship between OSQOL dimensions and BMI according to the other variables

From: Correlates of quality of life of pre-obese and obese patients: a pharmacy-based cross-sectional survey

  

Dimension 1

Dimension 2

Dimension 3

Dimension 4

  

Physical state

Vitality desire to do things

Relations with others (1)

Psychological state (2)

  

%

       
 

n

≤ Q25% score (3)

p

% ≤ Q25% score (3)

p

% 'Fairly true' or 'absolutely true'

p

% 'Fairly true' or 'absolutely true'

p

BMI (kg/m 2 ) OVERALL

         

28-29.9

154

12.3

 

22.7

 

13.6

 

13.0

 

30 - 34.9

186

21.5

 

25.8

 

15.1

 

19.3

 

≥ 35

154

42.2

 

35.7

 

31.2

 

35.1

 

Age (years)

         

< 60

  

<.0001

 

0.2268

 

0.0481

 

0.009

28-29.9 kg/m2

53

3.8

 

20.8

 

20.8

 

13.2

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

83

19.3

 

28.9

 

20.5

 

25.3

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

81

35.8

 

34.6

 

35.8

 

37.0

 

60 - 69.9

  

<.0001

 

0.0227

 

0.0286

 

0.005

28-29.9 kg/m2

38

7.9

 

21.1

 

13.2

 

5.3

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

47

27.7

 

17.0

 

10.6

 

17.0

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

38

57.9

 

42.1

 

31.6

 

34.2

 

≥ 70

  

0.072

 

0.8085

 

0.2447

 

0.075

28-29.9 kg/m2

63

22.2

 

25.4

 

7.9

 

17.5

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

56

19.6

 

28.6

 

10.7

 

12.5

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

35

40.0

 

31.4

 

20.0

 

31.4

 

Gender

         

Males

  

<.0001

 

0.298

 

0.0993

 

0.0176

28-29.9 kg/m2

84

8.3

 

22.6

 

9.5

 

7.1

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

111

15.3

 

23.4

 

13.5

 

13.5

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

64

43.8

 

32.8

 

21.9

 

23.4

 

Females

  

0.0049

 

0.1217

 

0.0031

 

0.0051

28-29.9 kg/m2

70

17.1

 

22.9

 

18.6

 

20.0

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

75

30.7

 

29.3

 

17.3

 

28.0

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

90

41.1

 

37.8

 

37.8

 

43.3

 

Socio-economic status

         

Top executives -Professional persons

  

<.0001

 

0.2642

 

0.0207

 

0.0873

28-29.9 kg/m2

36

0.0

 

11.1

 

5.6

 

5.6

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

38

5.3

 

13.2

 

10.5

 

5.3

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

18

38.9

 

27.8

 

33.3

 

22.2

 

Other classes

  

0.0005

 

0.4219

 

0.0029

 

0.0014

28-29.9 kg/m2

98

17.4

 

26.5

 

14.3

 

14.3

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

126

25.4

 

30.2

 

16.7

 

23.8

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

118

40.7

 

34.8

 

31.4

 

35.6

 

Current smoking

         

No

  

<.0001

 

0.1034

 

<.0001

 

0.0006

28-29.9 kg/m2

134

13.4

 

22.4

 

9.7

 

14.2

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

156

21.2

 

25.0

 

15.4

 

19.9

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

125

40.8

 

33.6

 

29.6

 

33.6

 

Yes

  

0.0005

 

0.1067

 

0.0613

 

0.0115

28-29.9 kg/m2

16

0.0

 

18.8

 

31.3

 

6.3

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

19

21.1

 

42.1

 

10.5

 

21.1

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

23

52.2

 

52.2

 

43.5

 

47.8

 

Alcohol

         

No

  

0.0002

 

0.2312

 

0.0057

 

0.0006

28-29.9 kg/m2

77

15.6

 

20.8

 

18.2

 

15.6

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

96

24.0

 

26.0

 

17.7

 

22.9

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

96

42.7

 

32.3

 

35.4

 

40.6

 

Yes

  

<.0001

 

0.0841

 

0.0434

 

0.0727

28-29.9 kg/m2

74

9.5

 

24.3

 

8.1

 

10.8

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

87

19.5

 

26.4

 

12.6

 

13.8

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

56

41.1

 

41.1

 

23.2

 

25.0

 

Number of associated co-morbid diagnoses

         

At most two

  

0.0056

 

0.4444

 

0.0069

 

0.0169

28-29.9 kg/m2

69

10.1

 

17.4

 

10.1

 

13.0

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

80

16.3

 

21.3

 

13.8

 

20.0

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

56

32.1

 

26.8

 

30.4

 

33.9

 

Three or more

  

<.0001

 

0.0932

 

0.0104

 

0.0006

28-29.9 kg/m2

85

14.1

 

27.1

 

16.5

 

12.9

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

106

25.5

 

29.3

 

16.0

 

18.9

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

98

48.0

 

40.8

 

31.6

 

35.7

 

Previous efforts for substantial changes in dietary habits (4)

         

No

  

0.0001

 

0.2115

 

0.0313

 

<.0001

28-29.9 kg/m2

100

15.0

 

24.0

 

13.0

 

13.0

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

109

23.9

 

33.0

 

15.6

 

18.4

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

89

41.6

 

34.8

 

27.0

 

38.2

 

Yes

  

<.0001

 

0.0109

 

0.0072

 

0.1299

28-29.9 kg/m2

50

8.0

 

22.0

 

16.0

 

14.0

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

70

15.7

 

14.3

 

15.7

 

21.4

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

60

45.0

 

36.7

 

36.7

 

30.0

 

Previous efforts for substantial changes in physical activities

         

No

  

<.0001

 

0.2019

 

0.0002

 

<.0001

28-29.9 kg/m2

119

14.3

 

26.9

 

12.6

 

13.5

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

145

22.8

 

29.0

 

15.2

 

20.0

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

122

44.3

 

36.9

 

32.0

 

36.1

 

Yes

  

0.0097

 

0.2248

 

0.6963

 

0.2165

28-29.9 kg/m2

28

3.6

 

10.7

 

21.4

 

14.3

 

30 - 34.9 kg/m2

28

10.7

 

14.3

 

21.4

 

21.4

 

≥ 35 kg/m2

23

34.8

 

30.4

 

30.4

 

34.8

 
  1. (1) "I feel I am being attacked when people talk about my weight" (2) "I feel very ill-at-ease " (3) Q25% = first quartile- A score ≤ Q25% indicates a poor QOL, and a high QOL (4) Significant interaction with vitality scores: p = 0.02