naa a22 4500 510741908 CHVBK 20180411083031.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11482-012-9174-x doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11482-012-9174-x Obesity-Related Quality of Life and Distorted Self-Body Image in Adults [Elektronische Daten] [Dong Lee, Seonah Kim, Dong Cho] 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. Springer Science+Business Media B.V./The International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS), 2012 Obesity nationallicence Body mass index nationallicence Quality of life nationallicence Body image nationallicence Lee Dong Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, 143-729, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea aut Kim Seonah Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, 143-729, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea aut Cho Dong Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, 143-729, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea aut Applied Research in Quality of Life Springer Netherlands 8/1(2013-03-01), 87-100 1871-2584 8:1<87 2013 8 11482 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-012-9174-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-012-9174-x text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lee Dong Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, 143-729, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kim Seonah Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, 143-729, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cho Dong Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong 4-12, 143-729, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Research in Quality of Life Springer Netherlands 8/1(2013-03-01), 87-100 1871-2584 8:1<87 2013 8 11482 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer