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Background:

Obesity as a disorder with excess body fat directly decreases quality of life. While Body Mass Index (BMI) has been used largely in health studies as a measure of obesity, it is largely unable to differentiate between body fat and lean body mass, hence other anthropometric measures can be used to assess body fat.

Objective:

To determine the association of anthropometric indicators with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in obese adults.

Materials and Methods:

A cross-sectional study of obese adults (BMI≥ 30kg/m 2) attending the general outpatient clinic was conducted over four months. The quality of life was assessed using the short form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire. The anthropometric indicators used were BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist hip ratio (WHR), and waist-height ratio (WHtR).

Results:

Physical component summary (PCS) was significantly related to BMI, WHtR, and WC. After adjusting for …