Introduction
Materials and Methods
Study Design and Participants
Outcomes, Explanatory Variables, and Potential Confounders
HRQoL
Clinical Examination
Statistical Analysis
Results
Variable | Total | Employed (n = 80) | Unemployed (n = 63) |
P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 44.6 (10.7) | 44.1 (10.2) | 45.2 (11.3) | 0.557 |
Women | 106 (74%) | 63 (79%) | 43 (68%) | 0.180 |
Start obesity | ||||
<12 years | 34 (25%) | 22 (28%) | 12 (20%) | |
12–20 years | 32 (23%) | 14 (18%) | 18 (30%) | |
>20 years | 72 (52%) | 42 (54%) | 30 (50%) | 0.207 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 44.3 (5.4) | 43.7 (5.6) | 45.0 (5.2) | 0.180 |
Current smoker (yes) | 38 (27%) | 19 (24%) | 19 (31%) | 0.445 |
Sedentary lifestyle (yes) | 36 (31%) | 21 (33%) | 15 (28%) | 0.689 |
Socioeconomic factors | ||||
Married/cohabitant (yes) | 89 (62%) | 54 (68%) | 35 (56%) | 0.166 |
Length of education | ||||
Basic (<9 years) | 35 (25%) | 9 (11%) | 26 (42%) | |
Intermediate (9–12 years) | 72 (51%) | 49 (61%) | 23 (38%) | |
Higher (>12 years) | 34 (24%) | 22 (28%) | 12 (20%) | <0.001 |
Comorbidities | ||||
Hypertension (yes) | 52 (36%) | 28 (35%) | 24 (38%) | 0.729 |
Type 2 diabetes (yes) | 44 (31%) | 24 (30%) | 20 (32%) | 0.855 |
OSA (AHI ≥15; yes) | 43 (31%) | 21 (27%) | 22 (37%) | 0.267 |
Seeking surgery (yes) | 84 (59%) | 41 (51%) | 43 (68%) | 0.059 |
Quality of life | ||||
SF-36 physical | 46 (24) | 55 (22) | 33 (20) | <0.001 |
SF-36 mental | 55 (25) | 62 (23) | 47 (24) | 0.001 |
OWLQOL emotional | 35 (24) | 35 (23) | 35 (25) | 0.864 |
QOL dimension | Physical, R
2 = 0.36, beta | Mental, R
2 = 0.17, beta | Emotional, R
2 = 0.26, beta |
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Gender | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.51*** |
Age | −0.22* | 0.07 | 0.07 |
BMI | −0.09 | 0.13 | −0.15 |
Marital status | −0.09 | −0.02 | 0.05 |
Education | −0.07 | −0.06 | 0.01 |
Employment | 0.43*** | 0.33** | 0.07 |
Hypertension | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.16 |
OSA | −0.09 | −0.03 | 0.06 |
Type 2 diabetes | −0.14 | −0.11 | −0.04 |
Seeking surgery | 0.26** | 0.12 | 0.13 |