Health-related quality of life and physical activity in persons at high risk for type 2 diabetes

2008

The aim of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of persons at risk for type 2 diabetes to that of the Finnish general population. In addition, the associations between physical activity and HRQOL at-risk persons were studied.One hundred thirty-two at-risk persons were recruited from health care centres in Central Finland. Participants filled out questionnaires including demographic characteristics, HRQOL (SF-36), frequency of vigorous physical activity (or =2 times a week, once a week, less than once a week) and comorbidities.HRQOL of at-risk persons differed significantly from that of the Finnish population in four of the eight dimensions of SF-36. Compared …

Tyypin 2 diabeteksen riskihenkilöiden terveyteen liittyvä elämänlaatu ja fyysisen aktiivisuuden yhteys elämänlaatuun

2007