Sports and Health Care Major, College of Humanities and Arts, Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju-si 27469, Korea.
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Ramat Aviv 6997801, Israel.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 2;17(3):920. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030920.
(1) Purpose: Conflicting information exists regarding the relationship between obesity, leisure-time physical activity (PA), and disability in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). We aimed to investigate the association between leisure-time PA and weight status in a relatively large cohort of PwMS. Furthermore, we examined this relationship according to the level of neurological disability. (2) Methods: The study included 238 PwMS (138 women) with a mean Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score of 2.5 (standard deviation [SD] = 1.7), mean disease duration of 6.4 (SD = 8.2) years, and mean age of 40.5 (SD = 12.9) years. Obesity was defined using two different metrics, each based on body mass index (BMI). Leisure-time PA was determined by the Godin-Shephard leisure-time PA questionnaire. Statistical analyses included multivariate logistic regression, the chi-square test, and Pearson coefficient correlations. (3) Results: The unadjusted odds ratio (OR) between leisure-time PA and BMI based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition was 1.070 ( = 0.844) for overweight and 1.648 ( = 0.254) for obesity. The adjusted OR was 1.126 ( = 0.763) for overweight and 1.093 ( = 0.847) for obesity after adjustment for age, gender, and disability status. Chi-square analysis revealed no significant correlation between leisure-time PA and obesity ( = 0.564) according to the BMI threshold for PwMS. The unadjusted OR (95% confidence interval [CI]) between disability level and BMI based on the WHO definition was 1.674 ( = 0.220) for overweight and 0.618 ( = 0.460) for obesity. The adjusted OR was 1.130 ( = 0.787) for overweight and 0.447 ( = 0.234) for obesity after adjustment for age, gender, and leisure-time PA. Similarly, chi-square analysis revealed no significant correlation between disability level and obesity ( = 0.701) per the BMI threshold for PwMS. (4) Conclusions: No association was found between leisure-time PA and BMI in PwMS. An additional finding was the absence of any association between obesity and neurological disability level in the multiple sclerosis cohort.
(1)目的:肥胖、休闲时间体力活动(PA)与多发性硬化症患者(PwMS)残疾之间的关系存在矛盾的信息。我们旨在调查相对较大的 PwMS 队列中休闲时间 PA 与体重状况之间的关联。此外,我们根据神经残疾水平检查了这种关系。(2)方法:该研究包括 238 名 PwMS(138 名女性),平均扩展残疾状况量表(EDSS)评分为 2.5(标准差[SD] = 1.7),平均疾病持续时间为 6.4 年(SD = 8.2),平均年龄为 40.5 岁(SD = 12.9)。肥胖使用两种不同的指标来定义,每个指标均基于体重指数(BMI)。休闲时间 PA 通过 Godin-Shephard 休闲时间 PA 问卷确定。统计分析包括多元逻辑回归、卡方检验和 Pearson 系数相关性。(3)结果:根据世界卫生组织(WHO)的定义,未调整的休闲时间 PA 与 BMI 之间的比值比(OR)为超重的 1.070( = 0.844),肥胖的 1.648( = 0.254)。调整后的 OR 为超重的 1.126( = 0.763),肥胖的 1.093( = 0.847),调整后纳入年龄、性别和残疾状况。根据 PwMS 的 BMI 阈值,卡方分析显示休闲时间 PA 与肥胖之间无显著相关性( = 0.564)。根据 WHO 定义,残疾程度与 BMI 之间的未调整 OR(95%置信区间[CI])为超重的 1.674( = 0.220),肥胖的 0.618( = 0.460)。调整后的 OR 为超重的 1.130( = 0.787),肥胖的 0.447( = 0.234),调整后纳入年龄、性别和休闲时间 PA。同样,根据 PwMS 的 BMI 阈值,卡方分析显示残疾程度与肥胖之间无显著相关性( = 0.701)。(4)结论:在 PwMS 中,未发现休闲时间 PA 与 BMI 之间存在关联。另一个发现是在多发性硬化症队列中,肥胖与神经残疾水平之间没有任何关联。