Association Between Body Mass Index and Health-Related Quality of Life Among High Risk Pre-Diabetes Adults in Kuala Terengganu

People with pre-diabetes has the higher risk of developing diabetes. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) decreases health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but there is a lack of information about the HRQoL of adults who are at risk of developing diabetes. Therefore, we aimed to determine the HRQOL and its association with Body Mass Index (BMI) among high risk pre-diabetes adults in Kuala Terengganu. This cross-sectional study was conducted among individuals aged between 18 and 65, living, working or studying in Kuala Terengganu who are at risk of developing diabetes through CDC Pre-Diabetes Risk Test. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires assessing the demographic characteristics BMI and HRQoL. Data entry and analysis were performed using the SPSS version 20.0. Out of 54 participants, 7.6% were pre-diabetic. The mean BMI in the present study was 29.43 ± 5.34 kg/m2 with the prevalence of overweight and obese were 63% and 29.5%, respectively. The highest score was physical functioning (82.96 ±15.53) while the lowest score was vitality (62.45 ±10.53). High risk pre-diabetes adults who were obese had significantly lower scores of mental health of SF-36 than those with overweight (62.00 vs 71.27; p< 0.05). The result showed that there were no significant associations between BMI and physical component score (p= 0.312) and mental component score (p=0.057) of HRQoL. The negative effects of obesity on HRQoL indicate that it is important to monitor weight to promote HRQoL in high risk diabetes adults.       Keywords: Keywords: Body mass index (BMI), Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), Mental component score (MCS), Physical component score (PCS)