%0 Journal Article
%A Herrera-Espiñeira, Carmen
%A López-Morales, Manuel
%A Olmedo-Alguacil, María Milagrosa
%A Martínez-Cirre, María Del Carmen
%A Lozano-Sánchez, Antonia
%A Cobo-Porcel, Inmaculada
%A Expósito-Ruíz, Manuela
%T Differences in Dietary Habits, Physical Exercise, and Quality of Life between Male and Female Patients with Overweight.
%D 2021
%U https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26401
%X Overweight can be an additional problem in patients admitted to hospital. To analyze gender differences in pre-admission dietary habits and physical exercise and in HRQoL at hospital discharge among hospitalized adults with overweight. Cross-sectional study in non-diabetic patients enrolled in a clinical trial with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 Kg/m2 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. The study included 148 males and 127 females. At admission, women had higher BMI (p = 0.016) than men and a larger percentage consumed drugs for depression (p = 0.030) and anxiety (p = 0.049), and followed a religion-based diet (p = 0.022). Pre-admission, women had healthier habits related to dietary caloric intake (p = 0.009) and greater adherence to recommendations for a healthy diet (p = 0.001). At discharge, women described worse self-perceived health (p = 0.044) and greater pain/discomfort (p = 0.004) in comparison to men. 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.
%K exercise
%K food habits
%K internal medicine
%K men
%K overweight
%K patients
%K quality of life
%K women
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