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Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Schoolchildren and Its Association with the Fitness Status and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet

Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) allows knowing the subject’s feelings in distress and well-being, as well as perception of current and future health. Objective: To assess associations between health-related quality of life, fitness status, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet i...

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Autores principales: Pastor, Rosario, Bouzas, Cristina, Albertos, Irene, García, Carolina, García, Ángela, Prieto, Teresa, Velázquez, Jorge, Sánchez-Jiménez, Elena, Rodríguez, Rocío, Martín, Francisco Javier, Campón, Angélica María, Tur, Josep A.
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9182729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35684122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14112322
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author Pastor, Rosario
Bouzas, Cristina
Albertos, Irene
García, Carolina
García, Ángela
Prieto, Teresa
Velázquez, Jorge
Sánchez-Jiménez, Elena
Rodríguez, Rocío
Martín, Francisco Javier
Campón, Angélica María
Tur, Josep A.
author_facet Pastor, Rosario
Bouzas, Cristina
Albertos, Irene
García, Carolina
García, Ángela
Prieto, Teresa
Velázquez, Jorge
Sánchez-Jiménez, Elena
Rodríguez, Rocío
Martín, Francisco Javier
Campón, Angélica María
Tur, Josep A.
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description Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) allows knowing the subject’s feelings in distress and well-being, as well as perception of current and future health. Objective: To assess associations between health-related quality of life, fitness status, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Spanish children and adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 305 (47.2% women) children and adolescents aged between 8 and 16 years, in the primary and secondary schools of the province of Ávila (central Spain) (NCT05380674). Subjects were classified according to their quality of life: group 1 (highest quality of life) > group 2 (medium quality of life) > group 3 (lowest quality of life). Results: More participants in group 1 showed higher adherence to Mediterranean diet (70.8%) than other groups (group 2: 55.0%; group 3: 43.4%). It was less likely to find optimal levels of muscle strength as quality of life decreased (OR; 95% CI: group 2: 0.535; 0.303–0.955; and group 3: 0.424; 0.234–0.768). Similar trends were found for speed and agility, but only group 3 showed significant results (OR; 95% CI: group 3: 0.297; 0.162–0.545). Flexibility was also the worst in groups 2 and 3 (OR; 95% CI: G2: 0.403; 0.213–0.762; and group 3: 0.520; 0.282–0.958). Conclusion: High fitness status and adherence to the Mediterranean diet were associated with improved health-related quality of life in schoolchildren of central Spain.
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spelling pubmed-91827292022-06-10 Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Schoolchildren and Its Association with the Fitness Status and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Pastor, Rosario Bouzas, Cristina Albertos, Irene García, Carolina García, Ángela Prieto, Teresa Velázquez, Jorge Sánchez-Jiménez, Elena Rodríguez, Rocío Martín, Francisco Javier Campón, Angélica María Tur, Josep A. Nutrients Article Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) allows knowing the subject’s feelings in distress and well-being, as well as perception of current and future health. Objective: To assess associations between health-related quality of life, fitness status, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Spanish children and adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in a sample of 305 (47.2% women) children and adolescents aged between 8 and 16 years, in the primary and secondary schools of the province of Ávila (central Spain) (NCT05380674). Subjects were classified according to their quality of life: group 1 (highest quality of life) > group 2 (medium quality of life) > group 3 (lowest quality of life). Results: More participants in group 1 showed higher adherence to Mediterranean diet (70.8%) than other groups (group 2: 55.0%; group 3: 43.4%). It was less likely to find optimal levels of muscle strength as quality of life decreased (OR; 95% CI: group 2: 0.535; 0.303–0.955; and group 3: 0.424; 0.234–0.768). Similar trends were found for speed and agility, but only group 3 showed significant results (OR; 95% CI: group 3: 0.297; 0.162–0.545). Flexibility was also the worst in groups 2 and 3 (OR; 95% CI: G2: 0.403; 0.213–0.762; and group 3: 0.520; 0.282–0.958). Conclusion: High fitness status and adherence to the Mediterranean diet were associated with improved health-related quality of life in schoolchildren of central Spain. MDPI 2022-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC9182729/ /pubmed/35684122 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14112322 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Pastor, Rosario
Bouzas, Cristina
Albertos, Irene
García, Carolina
García, Ángela
Prieto, Teresa
Velázquez, Jorge
Sánchez-Jiménez, Elena
Rodríguez, Rocío
Martín, Francisco Javier
Campón, Angélica María
Tur, Josep A.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Schoolchildren and Its Association with the Fitness Status and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet
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title_full_unstemmed Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Schoolchildren and Its Association with the Fitness Status and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet
title_short Health-Related Quality of Life in Spanish Schoolchildren and Its Association with the Fitness Status and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet
title_sort health-related quality of life in spanish schoolchildren and its association with the fitness status and adherence to the mediterranean diet
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9182729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35684122
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14112322
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