The association between dietary patterns and quality of life: a cross-sectional study among a large sample of industrial employees.

ABSTRACT:

Background

considering the diet, as a whole (dietary patterns), can provide more information regarding dietary guidelines to decrease health problems and improve quality of life (QoL) of industrial workers.Therefore, the aims of this study were to identify major dietary patterns and to evaluate their association with quality of life among Iranian industrial employees.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 3,063 employees of Isfahan Steel Company, Isfahan, Iran, in 2015. Dietary data were evaluated through a validated form of a food frequency questionnaire. Exploratory factor analysis was used to extract major dietary patterns,. To assess the QoL, Euro-QoL five- dimension questionnaire was used. Latent class analysis was used to classify participants based on Qo

SUBMITTER: Nasab SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10580545 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature