Abstract
Quality of life (QOL) is associated with body mass index (BMI). Self-awareness of false body image may influence the behavior
of weight control and QOL. This study was conducted to identify the relationships between BMI and QOL, and distortion of self-estimated
body image and its impact on QOL and the general health of Korean adults. A total of 229 adults who visited two university
hospitals in Seoul and Chungju cities for regular health check-up responded to a questionnaire. To assess QOL, a Korean version
of the obesity-related Quality of Life Scale (KOQOL) was used. The results showed that obesity-related quality of life decreased
as BMI increased and as alcohol consumption became heavier. In the low weight and normal body weight groups, a portion of
the groups had a more obese self-estimated body image than their actual BMI. In the overweight and obese groups, some had
a leaner self-estimated body image than their actual BMI. Persons who had a self-body image of being fat had a low QOL. For
Korean adults over 20 and under 65, a higher BMI is associated with a lower obesity-related quality of life. Persons who thought
themselves fat had a lower QOL, regardless of their real body type.
of weight control and QOL. This study was conducted to identify the relationships between BMI and QOL, and distortion of self-estimated
body image and its impact on QOL and the general health of Korean adults. A total of 229 adults who visited two university
hospitals in Seoul and Chungju cities for regular health check-up responded to a questionnaire. To assess QOL, a Korean version
of the obesity-related Quality of Life Scale (KOQOL) was used. The results showed that obesity-related quality of life decreased
as BMI increased and as alcohol consumption became heavier. In the low weight and normal body weight groups, a portion of
the groups had a more obese self-estimated body image than their actual BMI. In the overweight and obese groups, some had
a leaner self-estimated body image than their actual BMI. Persons who had a self-body image of being fat had a low QOL. For
Korean adults over 20 and under 65, a higher BMI is associated with a lower obesity-related quality of life. Persons who thought
themselves fat had a lower QOL, regardless of their real body type.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-14
- DOI 10.1007/s11482-012-9174-x
- Authors
- Dong Won Lee, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea 143-729
- Seonah Kim, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea 143-729
- Dong Yung Cho, Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea 143-729
- Journal Applied Research in Quality of Life
- Online ISSN 1871-2576
- Print ISSN 1871-2584