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Health-related quality of life in individuals with metabolic syndrome: A cross-sectional study
- Source :
- Medicina de Familia. SEMERGEN. 46:524-537
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Introduction and objectives Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a combination of various cardiovascular risk factors with a major impact on morbidity and premature mortality. However, the impact of MetS on self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is unknown. This study evaluated the HRQoL in a Spanish adult population aged 55 years and older with MetS. Method A cross-sectional analysis was performed with baseline data from the PREDIMED-Plus multicentre randomized trial. The participants were 6430 men and women aged 55–75 years with overweight/obesity (body mass index ≥27 and ≤40 kg/m2) and MetS. The SF-36 questionnaire was used as a tool to measure HRQoL. Scores were calculated on each scale of the SF-36 by gender and age. Results Participants showed higher scores in the social function (mean 85.9, 95% CI; 85.4–86.4) and emotional role scales (mean 86.8, 95% CI; 86.0–87.5). By contrast, the worst scores were obtained in the aggregated physical dimensions. In addition, men obtained higher scores than women on all scales. Among men, the worst score was obtained in general health (mean 65.6, 95% CI; 65.0–66.2), and among women, in body pain (mean 54.3, 95%CI; 53.4–55.2). A significant decrease was found in the aggregated physical dimensions score among participants 70–75 years old, but an increased one in the aggregated mental dimensions, compared to younger participants. Conclusions Our results reflect that the MetS may negatively affect HRQoL in the aggregated physical dimensions, body pain in women, and general health in men. However, this adverse association was absent for the psychological dimensions of HRQoL, which were less affected.
- Subjects :
- Male
Cross-sectional study
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Overweight
Affect (psychology)
Body Mass Index
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
Quality of life
law
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Metabolic Syndrome
business.industry
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Obesity
Cross-Sectional Studies
Quality of Life
Female
Metabolic syndrome
medicine.symptom
Family Practice
business
Body mass index
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 11383593
- Volume :
- 46
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medicina de Familia. SEMERGEN
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....62455456c16611f66eb719cc752ac3c9
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semerg.2020.03.003