Open AccessAssessment of health-related quality of life among obese patients in Abha, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Bandar M Almojarthe,
Alsaleem Mohammad Abadi,
Mohammad Saeed Al-Shahrani,
Muffarah Hamid Alharthi,
Nasser G ALqahtani,
Eman M Alreybah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_495_20
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , body mass index , quality of life (healthcare) , cross sectional study , pediatrics , gerontology , pathology , nursing
Numerous studies have demonstrated that obese individuals experience significant impairments in quality of life as a result of their obesity, with greater impairments associated with greater degrees of obesity.