Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight

Overweight can be an additional problem in patients admitted to hospital. Objective: To analyze gender differences in pre-admission dietary habits and physical exercise and in HRQoL at hospital discharge among hospitalized adults with overweight. Methods: Cross-sectional study in non-diabetic patien...

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Autores principales:	Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira, Manuel López-Morales, María Milagrosa Olmedo-Alguacil, María del Carmen Martínez-Cirre, Antonia Lozano-Sánchez, Inmaculada Cobo-Porcel, Manuela Expósito-Ruíz
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	women men overweight quality of life exercise food habits Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:7fede5eb842146d787fddc478268cccb2021-11-11T16:24:06ZDifferences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight10.3390/ijerph1821112551660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/7fede5eb842146d787fddc478268cccb2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11255https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Overweight can be an additional problem in patients admitted to hospital. Objective: To analyze gender differences in pre-admission dietary habits and physical exercise and in HRQoL at hospital discharge among hospitalized adults with overweight. Methods: Cross-sectional study in non-diabetic patients enrolled in a clinical trial with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 Kg/m<sup>2</sup> at admission. Bivariate analyses used Pearson’s chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test for qualitative variables and the Mann–Whitney test for numerical variables. Results: The study included 148 males and 127 females. At admission, women had higher BMI (<i>p</i> = 0.016) than men and a larger percentage consumed drugs for depression (<i>p</i> = 0.030) and anxiety (<i>p</i> = 0.049), and followed a religion-based diet (<i>p</i> = 0.022). Pre-admission, women had healthier habits related to dietary caloric intake (<i>p</i> = 0.009) and greater adherence to recommendations for a healthy diet (<i>p</i> = 0.001). At discharge, women described worse self-perceived health (<i>p</i> = 0.044) and greater pain/discomfort (<i>p</i> = 0.004) in comparison to men. Conclusions: Pre-admission, women had better habits related to a healthy diet and did not differ from men in habits related to physical exercise but had a higher BMI. At discharge, women reported worse self-perceived health and greater pain/discomfort. These differences should be considered for the adequate clinical management of patients with overweight.Carmen Herrera-EspiñeiraManuel López-MoralesMaría Milagrosa Olmedo-AlguacilMaría del Carmen Martínez-CirreAntonia Lozano-SánchezInmaculada Cobo-PorcelManuela Expósito-RuízMDPI AGarticlewomenmenoverweightquality of lifeexercisefood habitsMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11255, p 11255 (2021)
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spellingShingle	women men overweight quality of life exercise food habits Medicine R Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira Manuel López-Morales María Milagrosa Olmedo-Alguacil María del Carmen Martínez-Cirre Antonia Lozano-Sánchez Inmaculada Cobo-Porcel Manuela Expósito-Ruíz Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight
description	Overweight can be an additional problem in patients admitted to hospital. Objective: To analyze gender differences in pre-admission dietary habits and physical exercise and in HRQoL at hospital discharge among hospitalized adults with overweight. Methods: Cross-sectional study in non-diabetic patients enrolled in a clinical trial with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 Kg/m<sup>2</sup> at admission. Bivariate analyses used Pearson’s chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test for qualitative variables and the Mann–Whitney test for numerical variables. Results: The study included 148 males and 127 females. At admission, women had higher BMI (<i>p</i> = 0.016) than men and a larger percentage consumed drugs for depression (<i>p</i> = 0.030) and anxiety (<i>p</i> = 0.049), and followed a religion-based diet (<i>p</i> = 0.022). Pre-admission, women had healthier habits related to dietary caloric intake (<i>p</i> = 0.009) and greater adherence to recommendations for a healthy diet (<i>p</i> = 0.001). At discharge, women described worse self-perceived health (<i>p</i> = 0.044) and greater pain/discomfort (<i>p</i> = 0.004) in comparison to men. Conclusions: Pre-admission, women had better habits related to a healthy diet and did not differ from men in habits related to physical exercise but had a higher BMI. At discharge, women reported worse self-perceived health and greater pain/discomfort. These differences should be considered for the adequate clinical management of patients with overweight.
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author	Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira Manuel López-Morales María Milagrosa Olmedo-Alguacil María del Carmen Martínez-Cirre Antonia Lozano-Sánchez Inmaculada Cobo-Porcel Manuela Expósito-Ruíz
author_facet	Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira Manuel López-Morales María Milagrosa Olmedo-Alguacil María del Carmen Martínez-Cirre Antonia Lozano-Sánchez Inmaculada Cobo-Porcel Manuela Expósito-Ruíz
author_sort	Carmen Herrera-Espiñeira
title	Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight
title_short	Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight
title_full	Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight
title_fullStr	Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight
title_full_unstemmed	Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight
title_sort	differences in dietary habits, physical exercise, and quality of life between male and female patients with overweight
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/7fede5eb842146d787fddc478268cccb
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Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight

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