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The association between dietary patterns and quality of life: A cross-sectional study among a large sample of industrial employees
Taking into account eating habits as a whole can give additional insight into dietary recommendations for reducing health issues and enhancing industrial workers’ quality of life (QoL). This cross-sectional study by Nasab et al. (2023) aimed to determine the main eating trends among industrial workers and assess how they relate to quality of life. Three thousand sixty-three steel workers completed a validated food frequency questionnaire to assess dietary pattern data, and dietary trend data was extrapolated after that. The five-dimension Euro-QoL questionnaire was used to evaluate QoL. Analysis of the results demonstrated a division of participants into two classes – high and low quality of life – and three eating patterns, including Western (rich in saturated fats and carbohydrates), Healthy (rich in unsaturated fats, fiber, and vegetables), and Traditional. Subjects with lower healthy dietary intake had a greater likelihood of falling into the low QoL category, which was associated with lower adherence to the healthy eating pattern. However, individuals who adhered to a traditional diet in the lowest tertile had a 30% decreased probability of falling into the low QoL category. Although not statistically significant, adherence to the Western dietary pattern increased the chance of poor QoL. The authors conclude that a better QoL among industrial workers was linked to higher adherence to a healthy diet and lower adherence to a traditional dietary pattern. [NPID: Quality of life, dietary pattern, industrial workers, manufacturing employees]
Year: 2023
