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Impact of hypoalphalipoproteinemia on quality of life in Taiwanese women with central obesity

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Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and different cutoff value of low level of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in Taiwanese women with different definition of obesity.

Methods

Prospective observational study in women with central obesity was conducted in Taipei City Hospital. A total of 572 women were screened at our clinic, and 227 of them with a body mass index ≧27 kg/m2 defined by the Department of Health in Taiwan and weight circumference ≧80 cm were eligible for the study. We defined two groups as group A-low HDL (HDL-C < 40 mg/dL) and group B-high HDL (HDL-C < 50 mg/dL) according to different definition of hypoalphalipoproteinemia in obese women.

Results

Significantly reduced HRQoL score was noted in group A-low HDL compared to group A-high HDL (HDL-C ≧ 40 mg/dL), but not between group B-low HDL and group B-high HDL (HDL-C ≧ 50 mg/dL). Positively correlation was noted between HDL-C level and physical domain of HRQoL score. HDL-C contributes independently to physical domain of HRQoL score after controlling for other factors. Decreased leptin and adiponectin level were noted in hypoalphalipoproteinemia groups.

Conclusion

Taiwanese obese women with hypoalphalipoproteinemia have adverse impact on HRQoL, especially when the HDL-C level is lower than 40 mg/dL. Both hypoalphalipoproteinemia and hypertension accounted for a great variance to lower scores of physical domain of HRQoL with positively correlation with HDL-C level observed. Decreased leptin and adiponectin were also observed in hypoalphalipoproteinemia group, which implied increased cardiovascular risk. HDL-C level may deem as another indicator for HRQoL in women with central obesity.

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Acknowledgments

We thank all our colleagues in Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan, for helping with this study. This study was supported by grants from Taipei City Hospital.

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  1. Branch of Linsen and Chinese Medicine, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    I-Ju Chen, Wei-Chun Lin, Chia-Yu Liu, You-Lung Song, Jung-Peng Chiu & Chung-Hua Hsu

  2. Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, 155, Li-Nong St, Sec 2, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan

    I-Ju Chen, Chia-Yu Liu, You-Lung Song, Jung-Peng Chiu & Chung-Hua Hsu

  3. Taiwan International Traditional Chinese Medicine Training Center, Taipei, Taiwan

    I-Ju Chen, Chia-Yu Liu, Jung-Peng Chiu & Chung-Hua Hsu

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Chen, IJ., Lin, WC., Liu, CY. et al. Impact of hypoalphalipoproteinemia on quality of life in Taiwanese women with central obesity. Qual Life Res 23, 1619–1627 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-013-0601-8

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