ABSTRACT

A total of 289 patients, 148 obese and 141 normal weight, with a mean age of 11.7±3.1 years were included in the study. In the obese group, the quality of life subscale and total scores were significantly lower than the control group with normal weight. In obese cases, the quality of life subscale and total scores were significantly lower in the group with BBSS≥11 (p<0.001). There was a statistically significant difference in the physical health total score and the total scale score in the obese patients with BBSS≥11.

In this study, while the negative effects of both obesity and BBD on the quality of life were revealed, it was seen that BBD affects the quality of life even more negatively, and both of them are comorbid situations with each other. In addition, it was concluded that the quality of life is most affected when both MBD and obesity coexist.

Obese children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years who were admitted to pediatric outpatient clinics between April 2019 and December 2019 were included in the study. The cases with normal weight, similar age and sex to the other groups, who came for respiratory tract infection and presented to the Pediatric Nephrology outpatient clinic with signs of bladderbowel dysfunction were included. The cases who scored 11 or above according to the Bladder Bowel Symptom Score (BBSS) were considered as BBD.

Obesity has become a serious health problem with increasing frequency in children and adolescents. Besides metabolic problems, it can also cause bladder-bowel dysfunction (BBD). It is known that both obesity and BBD have negative effects on the quality of life. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of BBD on the quality of life in obese children and adolescents.