Table 2 Health-related quality of life (% of ‘good or very good’ quality) of the study population according to weight change status
Domains of WHOQOL-Bref | All (n = 319) | Lost weight (n = 72) | Gained weight (n = 64) | No change (n = 183) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical health, mean (SD) | 53.2 (17.9) | 54.7 (16.7) | 46.3 (18.7) | 55.4 (17.4) | 0.0025 |
Psychological, mean (SD) | 65.3 (17.7) | 67.2 (18.7) | 58.5 (16.6) | 67.4 (16.9) | 0.0021 |
Social relationship, mean (SD) | 65.6 (21.9) | 70.0 (30.2) | 65.6 (14.6) | 63.9 (20.7) | 0.7675 |
Overall perception of quality of life, % | 59.3 | 55.6 | 48.4 | 65.4 | 0.0434 |
Overall perception of general health, % | 47.7 | 53.7 | 34.9 | 50.6 | 0.0591 |
Overall perception of satisfaction of life, mean (SD) | 7.0 (2.1) | 7.1 (2.0) | 6.3 (2.4) | 7.2 (1.9) | 0.0112 |