Weight change and quality of life in a community-based population A longitudinal relation
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Objectives: This study investigates the longitudinal association between 5-year weight change and quality of life (QoL) in Dutch men and women. Subjects: 2,414 men and women from the Maastricht region of the Netherlands. Measurements: QoL outcomes were measured by the RAND-36 (eight subscales and two overall 5 composite scores, physical and mental health (PCS and MCS)). Weight was measured on a scale. Weight change was calculated as change in weight between 1998 and 2003. In addition, 5-year weight change was also categorized in three groups: weight losers, weight maintainers, and weight gainers. All analyses were stratified for gender.
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تاریخ انتشار 2008