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March 1, 2000Obesity ResearchOpen Access

Obesity and Physical and Emotional Well‐Being: Associations between Body Mass Index, Chronic Illness, and the Physical and Mental Components of the SF‐36 Questionnaire

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Why the study?

Does obesity and the presence of chronic illness affect physical and emotional well-being in adults?

Population

8,889 randomly selected adults aged 18 to 64 years from the old Oxford Regional Health Authority of England

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

HDHelen DollFolkestone CollegeSPSophie PetersenBritish Heart FoundationSSSarah Stewart‐BrownUniversity of Warwick

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Implication

May inform physical health monitoring in obesity without comorbidities; leaves open emotional well-being causality in cross-sectional data.

Key Points

  • To determine the relationship between obesity, chronic illness, and self-reported physical and emotional well-being.
  • Conducted a postal survey in 1997 across the Oxford Regional Health Authority of England involving 8,889 respondents aged 18 to 64 years (out of 13,800 randomly selected).
  • Evaluated body mass index across five categories alongside chronic illness count (0, 1–2, or 3+) and SF-36 physical and emotional summary component scores.
  • Of the respondents, 31% were classified as overweight and 11% as obese.
  • Physical well-being deteriorated significantly with increasing body mass index, including among obese individuals without other chronic illnesses, while emotional well-being showed no direct decline.
  • Chronic illness compromised both physical and emotional domains, with the addition of obesity worsening only physical well-being.

Structured PICO

Does obesity and the presence of chronic illness affect physical and emotional well-being in adults?

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Population
8,889 randomly selected adults aged 18 to 64 years from the old Oxford Regional Health Authority of England
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Outcome
Mean SF-36 questionnaire score in two summary component measures reflecting physical and emotional well-beingpatient reported

Obesity is associated with a significant deterioration in physical well-being, while limitations in emotional well-being appear to be confounded by the presence of accompanying chronic illnesses.

Cite This Study

Doll et al. (2000) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1074a4e1a472cb5efcf02ehttps://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2000.17
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