Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity
Self-reported disability in performing daily life activities was assessed in adults with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). 262 participants were recruited into three BMI groups: Group I: 35–39.99 kg/m2; Group II: 40–44.99 kg/m2; Group III: ≥45.0 kg/m2....
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| author | I. Kyrou G. Osei-Assibey N. Williams R. Thomas L. Halder S. Taheri P. Saravanan S. Kumar |
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| description | Self-reported disability in performing daily life activities was assessed in adults with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). 262 participants were recruited into three BMI groups: Group I: 35–39.99 kg/m2; Group II: 40–44.99 kg/m2; Group III: ≥45.0 kg/m2. Progressively increasing HAQ scores were documented with higher BMI; Group I HAQ score: 0.125 (median) (range: 0–1.75); Group II HAQ score: 0.375 (0–2.5); Group III HAQ score: 0.75 (0–2.65) (Group III versus II P<0.001; Group III versus I P<0.001; Group II versus I P=0.004). HAQ score strongly correlated with BMI and age. Nearly three-fourths of the study participants reported some degree of disability (HAQ score > 0). The prevalence of this degree of disability increased with increasing BMI and age. It also correlated to type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and clinical depression, but not to gender. Our data suggest that severe obesity is associated with self-reported disability in performing common daily life activities, with increasing degree of disability as BMI increases over 35 kg/m2. Functional assessment is crucial in obesity management, and establishing the disability profiles of obese patients is integral to both meet the specific healthcare needs of individuals and develop evidence-based public health programs, interventions, and priorities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-466f7c888ef64732b879c881767bdc222025-02-03T01:28:59ZengWileyJournal of Obesity2090-07082090-07162011-01-01201110.1155/2011/918402918402Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe ObesityI. Kyrou0G. Osei-Assibey1N. Williams2R. Thomas3L. Halder4S. Taheri5P. Saravanan6S. Kumar7WISDEM, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV2 2DX, UKWISDEM, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV2 2DX, UKHealth, Work and Wellbeing Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions, London SW1H 9NA, UKHealth, Work and Wellbeing Directorate, Department for Work and Pensions, London SW1H 9NA, UKWISDEM, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV2 2DX, UKBirmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B9 5SS, UKWISDEM, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV2 2DX, UKWISDEM, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire, Clinical Sciences Research Institute, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry CV2 2DX, UKSelf-reported disability in performing daily life activities was assessed in adults with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) using the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ). 262 participants were recruited into three BMI groups: Group I: 35–39.99 kg/m2; Group II: 40–44.99 kg/m2; Group III: ≥45.0 kg/m2. Progressively increasing HAQ scores were documented with higher BMI; Group I HAQ score: 0.125 (median) (range: 0–1.75); Group II HAQ score: 0.375 (0–2.5); Group III HAQ score: 0.75 (0–2.65) (Group III versus II P<0.001; Group III versus I P<0.001; Group II versus I P=0.004). HAQ score strongly correlated with BMI and age. Nearly three-fourths of the study participants reported some degree of disability (HAQ score > 0). The prevalence of this degree of disability increased with increasing BMI and age. It also correlated to type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and clinical depression, but not to gender. Our data suggest that severe obesity is associated with self-reported disability in performing common daily life activities, with increasing degree of disability as BMI increases over 35 kg/m2. Functional assessment is crucial in obesity management, and establishing the disability profiles of obese patients is integral to both meet the specific healthcare needs of individuals and develop evidence-based public health programs, interventions, and priorities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/918402 |
| spellingShingle | I. Kyrou G. Osei-Assibey N. Williams R. Thomas L. Halder S. Taheri P. Saravanan S. Kumar Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity Journal of Obesity |
| title | Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity |
| title_full | Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity |
| title_fullStr | Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity |
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| title_short | Self-Reported Disability in Adults with Severe Obesity |
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