Quality of life and sleep in obese adolescents

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Giovina Turco²  Tatiana Bobbio¹  Rubens Reimão¹  Sueli Rossini¹  Helen Pereira¹  Antonio Barros Filho¹ 

[1] ,UNICAMP FCM Campinas SP ,Brazil

关键词: sleep;    adolescents;    obesity;    quality of life;    sono;    adolescentes;    obesidade;    qualidade de vida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2013005000008

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Obesity and sleep disorders in adolescence are strongly associated, and they impact both on the health and on quality of life (QL) in this age group. OBJECTIVE: To comparatively assess QL and sleep in obese and eutrophic adolescents, who are older than ten years of age. METHODS: Cross-sectional study including obese adolescents. This analysis was carried out between August 2009 and August 2010. The Control (eutrophic) Group comprised schoolchildren recruited from State schools in the city of Americana, in São Paulo State, Brazil. Instruments applied included a standardized questionnaire, the Sleep Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ), and the Pediatric QL Inventory (PedsQL TM 4.0). RESULTS: The obese adolescents had poorer QL on physical (p<0.001), emotional (p=0.03), and social (p=0.002) functioning domains. A difference in mean psychosocial functioning was found between the groups (p=0.009) with obese subjects having a mean score of 69.5 (±16.0) and in eutrophic individuals of 76.2 (±16.7). A greater number of sleep problems was evident in the Obese Group (p=0.03). Conclusions: The obese adolescents had an impaired QL and a higher frequency of sleep problems compared to the eutrophic subjects.

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