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Association of happiness with overweight and obesity among older adults in Taiwan.
| Τίτλος: | Association of happiness with overweight and obesity among older adults in Taiwan. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Lee PF; Department of Leisure Industry and Health Promotion, National Ilan University, Yilan City, 260, Taiwan., Lin CF; Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City, 106, Taiwan; Office of Physical Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan., Su YJ; Department of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, 02125, USA; Population Research Institute (PRI), Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA., Chung YC; Center for General Education, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, 110, Taiwan., Chang PS; Department of Health and Leisure Management, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu City, 306, Taiwan., Lin YT; Office of Public Affairs, Fu Jen Catholic Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 243, Taiwan; Department of Physical Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan., Ting HT; Department of Physical Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan., Ho CC; Department of Physical Education, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan; Sports Medicine Center, Fu Jen Catholic Hospital, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 243, Taiwan; Center for Health Research and Innovation, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, 242, Taiwan. Electronic address: 093703@mail.fju.edu.tw. |
| Πηγή: | Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) [Geriatr Nurs] 2026 Oct; Vol. 73, pp. 104193. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Aug 07. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Mosby-Yearbook Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 8309633 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1528-3984 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01974572 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Geriatr Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: St Louis Mo : Mosby-Yearbook Original Publication: [New York : American Journal of Nursing Co. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Overweight*/psychology , Obesity*/psychology , Happiness*, Taiwan/epidemiology ; Humans ; Male ; Aged ; Female ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Body Mass Index ; Aged, 80 and over |
| Περίληψη: | Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationships of happiness status with overweight and obesity risks in Taiwanese older adults. Design: Cross-sectional survey of the 2015-2016 Taiwan National Physical Fitness Survey SETTING: Community PARTICIPANTS: This study includes 20,295 older adults from Taiwan, who were aged 65 years or older MEASUREMENTS: Body mass index was categorized into normal weight, overweight, and obesity. Happiness was assessed using a 10-point scale and classified as happy (scores 8-10) or unhappy (scores 0-7). Results: Although no significant linear association was observed between happiness status and BMI in either men or women, logistic regression analysis indicated that overweight individuals had significantly higher odds of being happy compared with their normal-weight counterparts (adjusted OR = 1.337, p = 0.0002 for men; OR = 1.168, p = 0.018 for women). Obesity, however, was not significantly associated with happiness in either gender. Conclusions: Overweight status was positively linked to happiness among older Taiwanese men, but obesity did not show the same effect. (Copyright © 2026. Published by Elsevier Inc.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Adiposity; Body mass index; Elderly; Happiness; Taiwan |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260807 Date Completed: 20261009 Latest Revision: 20261009 |
| Update Code: | 20261009 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104193 |
| PMID: | 42566919 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1528-3984 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2026.104193 |