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Table 4 Physical and mental HRQL (SF-12) by abdominal obesity, diabetes mellitus, and depressed mood: GLM resultsa

From: Do diabetes and depressed mood affect associations between obesity and quality of life in postmenopause? Results of the KORA-F3 Augsburg population study

  

SF-12 Physical Sum Score

 

SF-12 Mental Sum Score

 

Source of variation

Statistic

Value

95%-C

Effect

Value

95%-CI

Effect

Abdominal Obesity (WHR ≥ 0.85)

       

Yes

Adjusted mean

44.0

42.7-45.4

F(1,825) = 0.0, p = .978

47.7

46.4-49.1

F(1,825) = 0.0, p = .990

No

Adjusted mean

44.1

42.0-46.2

 

47.8

45.7-49.9

 

Depressed mood (DEEX-scale)

       

Yes

Adjusted mean

40.2

38.3-42.2

F(1,825) = 35.9, p < .001

40.9

38.9-42.8

F(1,825) = 118.0, p < .001

No

Adjusted mean

47.9

46.3-49.5

 

54.6

53.0-56.2

 

Diabetes mellitus

       

Yes

Adjusted mean

42.2

39.7-44.6

F(1,825) = 8.6, p = .003

46.5

44.1-48.9

F(1,825) = 3.8, p = .051

No

Adjusted mean

46.0

45.0-46.6

 

49.0

48.4-49.6

 

Abdominal Obesity × Depressed Mood b

   

F(1,825) = 0.4, p = .834

  

F(1,825) = 2.1, p = .144

Abdominal Obesity × Diabetes mellitus b

   

F(1,825) = 0.3, p = .583

  

F(1,825) = 0.2, p = .670

Depressed Mood × Diabetes mellitus b

   

F(1,825) = 1.2, p = .270

  

F(1,825) = 5.2, p = .022

Abdominal Obesity × Depressed Mood × Diabetes mellitus b

   

F(1,825) = 0.6, p = .444

  

F(1,825) = 2.4, p = .125

  1. Notes: a Adjusted for age, school education, family status, type of health insurance (statutory vs. private), and place of residence (urban vs. rural) b To simplify presentation, adjusted means for subgroups are not shown here (see below, interaction contrast analyses in figures 1 to 3)