Nutritional Determinants of Quality of Life in a Mediterranean Cohort: The SUN Study

Health related quality of life (HRQoL) is a subjective appreciation of how personal characteristics and health influence well-being. This cross-sectional analysis aimed to quantitatively measure the influence of dietary, lifestyle, and demographic factors on HRQoL. A sub-sample of the Seguimiento Un...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-05, Vol.17 (11), p.3897
Main Authors: Pano, Octavio, Sayón-Orea, Carmen, Gea, Alfredo, Bes-Rastrollo, Maira, Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel, Martínez, J. Alfredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic illnesses
Consent
Demographics
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diet
Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertension
Insulin resistance
Lifestyles
Metabolism
Nutrition research
Physical activity
Population
Quality of life
Questionnaires
R&D
Regression analysis
Research & development
Studies
Variables
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Summary:Health related quality of life (HRQoL) is a subjective appreciation of how personal characteristics and health influence well-being. This cross-sectional analysis aimed to quantitatively measure the influence of dietary, lifestyle, and demographic factors on HRQoL. A sub-sample of the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) Project, a Mediterranean cohort, was analyzed (n = 15,674). Through self-administered questionnaires the relationship between HRQoL and dietary patterns (Mediterranean-diet (MedDiet) and provegetarian food pattern (FP) assessment), lifestyles (sleeping hours, physical activity) and demographic characteristics were measured. Multivariate linear regression and flexible regression models were used to estimate the pondered effect of personal factors on Short Form-36 (SF-36) scores. Coefficients for MedDiet and provegetarian scores (β-coefficient for global SF-36 score: 0.32 (0.22, 0.42); 0.09 (0.06, 0.12) respectively for every unit increase), physical activity (β: 0.03 (0.02, 0.03) for every metabolic equivalent of task indexes (MET)-h/week) had a positive association to HRQoL. The female sex (β: −3.28 (−3.68, −2.89)), and pre-existing diseases (diabetes, β: −2.27 (−3.48, −1.06), hypertension β: −1.79 (−2.36, −1.22), hypercholesterolemia β: −1.04 (−1.48, −0.59)) account for lower SF-36 scores. Adherence to MedDiet or provegetarian FP, physical activity and sleep are associated with higher HRQoL, whereas the female sex, “other” (versus married status) and the presence of chronic diseases were associated with lower SF-36 scores in this sample.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17113897