Weight-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Obese Subjects Suitable for Bariatric Surgery is Lower Than in Their North American Counterparts: a Case–Control Study

Assumpta Caixas,Albert Lecube,María José Morales,Alfonso Calañas,J. Moreiro,Fernando Cordido,Maria Jesus Diaz,Lluís Masmiquel,Basilio Moreno,Josep Vidal,Albert Goday,Juan-José Arrizabalaga,Pedro Pablo García-Luna,Paloma Iglesias,Bartolomé Burguera,Miguel Angel Rubio,Susana Monereo,Ross D. Crosby,Ronette L. Kolotkin

Weight-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Obese Subjects Suitable for Bariatric Surgery is Lower Than in Their North American Counterparts: a Case–Control Study

2013

Assumpta Caixas
Albert Lecube
María José Morales
Alfonso Calañas
J. Moreiro
Fernando Cordido
Maria Jesus Diaz
Lluís Masmiquel
Basilio Moreno
Josep Vidal
Albert Goday
Juan-José Arrizabalaga
Pedro Pablo García-Luna
Paloma Iglesias
Bartolomé Burguera
Miguel Angel Rubio
Susana Monereo
Ross D. Crosby
Ronette L. Kolotkin

Background Obesity impairs quality of life, but the perception of the impairment could be different from one country to another. The purpose was to compare weight-related quality of life (QOL) between cohorts from Spain and North America.

Keywords:

Self-concept
Obesity
Case-control study
Body mass index
Gerontology
Cross-cultural studies
Cross-sectional study
Diabetes mellitus
Quality of life
Medicine
Surgery
obese subjects

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