The relationship between body mass index and health-related quality of life in urban disadvantaged children

Wynne, Ciara; Comiskey, Catherine; Hollywood, Eleanor; Quirke, Mary; O’Sullivan, Karin; McGilloway, Sinéad

doi:10.1007/s11136-014-0634-7

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“…Overweight and obese children consistently reported higher values on the PedsQL in seven out of the eight items, indicating these children report significantly greater difficulty with running, and a greater presence of aching and pain. The results of this study are in agreement with Wynne's conclusion that BMI has been found to have a weak inverse relationship with health related quality of life (13).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The presence of obesity is also inversely correlated with children's perceived health-related quality of life with the strongest correlations present in females and children living in urban areas (13). Specifically, female children are more likely to report poor general health and functional limitations in health related quality of life than their male counterparts (14).…”

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confidence: 99%

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An Exploration of the Relationship of Body Mass Index with Motor Performance Measures and Quality of Life in Children Living in an Urban Setting

Fidler¹,

McLaughlin²,

Bubela³

et al. 2016

J Child Obes

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Exploration of the Relationship of Body Mass Index with Motor Performance Measures and Quality of Life in Children Living in an Urban Setting

Fidler¹,

McLaughlin²,

Bubela³

et al. 2016

J Child Obes

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“…Results for social support among individuals with obesity are mixed and far from generalizability. Four studies find lower social support in children (39,48), adolescents (50), and adults with obesity (58), while another one does not in adolescents (37). Higher levels of loneliness were reported in one study (40).…”

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confidence: 98%

Weight stigma “gets under the skin”-evidence for an adapted psychological mediation framework-a systematic review

Sikorski

Luppa

Luck

et al. 2014

Obesity

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Objective: Research consistently shows a negative view of individuals with obesity in the general public and in various other settings. Stigma and discrimination can be considered chronic stressors, as these factors have a profound impact on the psychological well-being of the affected individuals. This article proposes a framework that entails a mediation of the adverse effects of discrimination and stigmatization on mental well-being through elevated psychological risk factors that are not unique to weight but that could affect overweight and normal-weight individuals alike. Methods: A systematic review was conducted to assess the prevalence of psychological risk factors, such as self-esteem and coping, in individuals with obesity. Results: Forty-six articles were assessed and included for detailed analysis. The number of studies on these topics is limited to certain dimensions of psychological processes. The best evaluated association of obesity and psychosocial aspects is seen for self-esteem. Most studies establish a negative association of weight and self-esteem in children and adults. All studies with mediation analysis find a positive mediation through psychological risk factors on mental health outcomes. Conclusions: This review shows that elevated psychological risk factors are existent in individuals with obesity and that they may be a mediator between weight discrimination and pathopsychological outcomes.

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“…Although, research has consistently shown that obesity impacts psychological well-being (Wynne et al, 2014; Chang et al, 2016; Global BMIMC, 2016), a growing body of evidence suggests that psychosocial correlates of obesity may depend on race (Kodjebacheva et al, 2015; Murphy et al, 2015; Kelley et al, 2016), gender (Assari and Caldwell, 2015; Kodjebacheva et al, 2015), and their intersection (Assari and Lankarani, 2015a). Whether race by gender groups differ in the link between sustained obesity and psychosocial distress is still unknown.…”

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Sustained Obesity and Depressive Symptoms over 6 Years: Race by Gender Differences in the Health and Retirement Study

Carter

Assari

2017

Front. Aging Neurosci.

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Background: Although obesity and physical activity influence psychosocial well-being, these effects may vary based on race, gender, and their intersection. Using 6-year follow-up data of a nationally representative sample of adults over age of 50 in the United States, this study aimed to explore race by gender differences in additive effects of sustained high body mass index (BMI) and physical activity on sustained depressive symptoms (CES-D) and self-rated health (SRH).Methods: Data came from waves 7, 8, and 10 (2004–2010) of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), an ongoing national cohort started in 1992. The study enrolled a representative sample of Americans (n = 19,280) over the age of 50. Latent factors were used to calculate sustained high BMI and physical activity (predictors) and sustained poor SRH and high depressive symptoms (outcomes) based on measurements in 2004, 2006, and 2010. Age, education, and income were confounders. Multi-group structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the additive effects of BMI and physical activity on depressive symptoms and SRH, where the groups were defined based on race by gender.Results: Group differences were apparent in the direction and significance of the association between sustained high BMI and depressive symptoms. The association between sustained high BMI and depressive symptoms was positive and significant for White women (B = 0.03, p = 0.007) and non-significant for White men (B = −0.03, p = 0.062), Black men (B = −0.02, p = 0.564) and Black women (B = 0.03, p = 0.110). No group differences were found in the paths from sustained physical activity to depressive symptoms, or from physical activity or BMI to SRH.Conclusion: Sustained high BMI and high depressive symptoms after age 50 are positively associated only for White women. As the association between sustained health problems such as depression and obesity are not universal across race and gender groups, clinical and public health interventions and programs that simultaneously target multiple health problems may have differential effects across race by gender groups.

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The relationship between body mass index and health-related quality of life in urban disadvantaged children

Abstract: The findings suggest that obesity programmes could aim to prevent/reduce obesity and optimise HRQoL in urban disadvantaged preadolescent children whilst also targeting parental mental health difficulties. Future research should examine mediators of the effect of BMI on HRQoL.

Cited by 16 publications

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An Exploration of the Relationship of Body Mass Index with Motor Performance Measures and Quality of Life in Children Living in an Urban Setting

An Exploration of the Relationship of Body Mass Index with Motor Performance Measures and Quality of Life in Children Living in an Urban Setting

Weight stigma “gets under the skin”-evidence for an adapted psychological mediation framework-a systematic review

Sustained Obesity and Depressive Symptoms over 6 Years: Race by Gender Differences in the Health and Retirement Study

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