Association of obesity and health related quality of life in Iranian children and adolescents: the Weight Disorders Survey of the CASPIAN-IV study

Abstract

The findings or this study support the importance of personal perception and cultural norm roles in HRQOL. Given the association between weight disorders and psychosocial health, it is suggested that social and cultural factors have a more crucial role in the HRQOL of children and adolescents.

The relationship between body mass index (BMI) and quality of life in Iranian primary school students in Tehran, Iran

“…[27] It appears that total mean PedsQL ™ score is comparative in different areas of Iran using the same score scale. The finding by Hovsepian et al (2017) [26] In this study there was a harmony between children selfreport and parent proxy-report of HRQOL which is in agreement with the results of study by Amiri et al (2012) high parental support in Iranian families can explain the harmony between children self-report and parent proxy-report of HRQOL. [25] this finding is not consistent with results of studies in most of the other translated versions.…”

“…Although in Hovsepian S et al study, emotional and school functioning domains had a negative association with obesity. [26] The lack of differences in emotional subscale scores across weight categories is consistent with khodaverdi et al [20] this can revealed that obese children despite physical and social difficulties, keep up their emotional health and endeavors for understanding the nature and determinants of constancy to create preventive interventions to advance HRQOL of them will be useful. [41] It appears that different sample size of studies and also cultures of different societies may cause this variety of outcomes in several studies.…”

“…[25] In general, it can be concluded that by increasing age (From childhood to adolescence) the quality of life (especially in social domain) in obese children due to social problems decreases. [26] BMI for age was inversely correlated to HRQOL total score in this study. Also HRQOL scores in normal weight children were significantly higher than obese children.…”

“…This finding is consistent with khodaveri et al [20] In Hovsepian S et al study, in physical and social domain, there was no significant difference between weight groups. [26] In emotional and school functioning, these relations weren't significant and emotional and school functioning dimension seem unaffected.…”

“…[25] There was a study by Hovsepian et al in 2011 during a nationwide study in Iran (the Weight Disorders Survey of the CASPI-AN-IV study) investigated 23,043 students (6-18 years) and mean total PedsQL ™ score in children (age 6-12 years ) was 83,79. [26] In another study conducted in Qazvin (a city near to Tehran) in 2011, among 1107 students aged between 8and 18, children self-reported was 77.55 ± 13.02 and parent proxy report was 75.77 ± 18.42. [27] It appears that total mean PedsQL ™ score is comparative in different areas of Iran using the same score scale.…”