title: Health related quality of life, physical fitness and physical activity participation in treatment-seeking obese persons with and without binge eating disorder.
abstract: This study compared the mental and physical health related quality of life (HRQL) of 40 obese persons with BED with 20 age, gender and body mass index (BMI) matched obese persons without BED and 40 age and gender matched non-obese volunteers. Variables contributing to the variability in HRQL were identified. Participants were asked to fill in the MOS 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), the Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90), the Baecke questionnaire, the bulimia subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory and the Body Attitude Test. All participants also performed a 6-minute walk test (6MWT). BED patients showed a significant impaired physical and mental HRQL compared with obese and non-obese control groups. In the BED-group female participants showed a significantly more impaired mental HRQL than male participants (40.0±21.2 versus 66.6±10.1). The distance achieved on the 6MWT (512.1±75.8m) explained 22.5% of the variability in physical HRQL in the obese BED-group while gender and the SCL-90 depression score (39.1±12.2) explained 47.1% of the variability in mental HRQL. The present findings suggest that the treatment of obese individuals with BED might benefit by giving more attention to HRQL, depressive symptoms and physical fitness.
authors: University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg 517, B-3070 Kortenberg, Belgium; Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, 3001 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Davy.Vancampfort@uc-kortenberg.be.
authors: Davy
authors: D
authors: Vancampfort
authors: Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Amber
authors: A
authors: De Herdt
authors: University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg 517, B-3070 Kortenberg, Belgium.
authors: Johan
authors: J
authors: Vanderlinden
authors: Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Matthias
authors: M
authors: Lannoo
authors: School of Health and Population Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, UK.
authors: Andrew
authors: A
authors: Soundy
authors: University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg 517, B-3070 Kortenberg, Belgium.
authors: Guido
authors: G
authors: Pieters
authors: University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg 517, B-3070 Kortenberg, Belgium.
authors: An
authors: A
authors: Adriaens
authors: University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg 517, B-3070 Kortenberg, Belgium.
authors: Marc
authors: M
authors: De Hert
authors: University Psychiatric Centre Catholic University Leuven, Campus Kortenberg, Leuvensesteenweg 517, B-3070 Kortenberg, Belgium; Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
authors: Michel
authors: M
authors: Probst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056912:Binge-Eating Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011788:Quality of Life; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016138:Walking
keywords: Binge eating disorder; Body attitude; Physical activity; Quality of life; Walking ability