The association of body mass index with health-related quality of life: An exploratory study in a multiethnic Asian population

Value in Health

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Wee, Hwee Lin ^a   Cheung, Yin Bun ^b   Loke, Wai Chiong ^c   Tan, Chee Beng ^c   Chow, Mun Hong ^c   Li, Shu Chuen ^d,e   Fong, Kok Yong ^a,f   Feeny, David ^g,h   MacHin, David ^i,j   Luo, Nan ^k   Thumboo, Julian ^a,f  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c SINGHEALTH POLYCLINICS   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^f Dept Medicine Endocrinol Diabet   (Singapore)

^g CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

^h Health Utilities Incorporated   (Canada)

ⁱ DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^j Clinical Trials and Epidemiology Research Unit   (Singapore)

^k NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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Author keywords

Asia; Body mass index; Healthcare; Obesity; Primary; Quality of life; Singapore

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNIC GROUP; EUROPEAN QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE FIVE DIMENSIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX 2; HEALTH UTILITIES INDEX 3; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM SIX DIMENSIONS; SINGAPORE; UNDERWEIGHT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 41749090513     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2008.00374.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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