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Vesikansa A, Mehtälä J, Jokelainen J, et al. The association of body mass index with quality of life and working ability: a Finnish population-based study. Qual Life Res. 2021;doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-02993-0.
Vesikansa, A., Mehtälä, J., Jokelainen, J., Mutanen, K., Lundqvist, A., Laatikainen, T., Ylisaukko-Oja, T., Saukkonen, T., & Pietiläinen, K. H. (2021). The association of body mass index with quality of life and working ability: a Finnish population-based study. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02993-0
Vesikansa, Aino, et al. "The association of body mass index with quality of life and working ability: a Finnish population-based study." Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation vol. (2021). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02993-0
Vesikansa A, Mehtälä J, Jokelainen J, Mutanen K, Lundqvist A, Laatikainen T, Ylisaukko-Oja T, Saukkonen T, Pietiläinen KH. The association of body mass index with quality of life and working ability: a Finnish population-based study. Qual Life Res. 2021 Sep 17; doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-02993-0. Epub 2021 Sep 17. PMID: 34533758.
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Qual Life Res. 2021 Sep 17; doi: 10.1007/s11136-021-02993-0. Epub 2021 Sep 17.

The association of body mass index with quality of life and working ability: a Finnish population-based study.

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation

Aino Vesikansa, Juha Mehtälä, Jari Jokelainen, Katja Mutanen, Annamari Lundqvist, Tiina Laatikainen, Tero Ylisaukko-Oja, Tero Saukkonen, Kirsi H Pietiläinen

Affiliations

  1. MedEngine Oy, Eteläranta 14, 00130, Helsinki, Finland. [email protected].
  2. MedEngine Oy, Eteläranta 14, 00130, Helsinki, Finland.
  3. Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
  4. Novo Nordisk Farma Oy, Espoo, Finland.
  5. Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
  6. Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
  7. Joint Municipal Authority for North Karelia Social and Health Services (Siun Sote), Joensuu, Finland.
  8. Obesity Research Unit, Research Program for Clinical and Molecular Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
  9. Obesity Center, Abdominal Center, Endocrinology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 34533758 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-021-02993-0

Abstract

PURPOSE: The impact of obesity on quality of life (QoL) and working ability vary in different dimensions. This study investigated the association of obesity with QoL and working ability in Finnish adults. Comorbidities as associative factors were also characterised.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 4956 randomly selected adults. QoL (EUROHIS-QOL 8 total score and individual components), perceived physical and psychological working ability, and sick leave days were analysed in different body mass index (BMI) groups. Regression models were used to study the role of comorbidities as associative factors.

RESULTS: EUROHIS-QOL 8 total score was significantly lower in BMI group 25.0-29.9 kg/m

CONCLUSIONS: Obesity was negatively associated with both physical and psychological components of QoL, even after accounting for obesity-related comorbidities. Obesity treatment can benefit from a holistic approach that considers these multifaceted associations.

© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords: Body mass index; Obesity; Quality of life; Working ability

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