Perceived Quality of Life Is Related to a Healthy Lifestyle and Related Outcomes in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The Physical Activity, Sedentarism, and Obesity in Spanish Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is crucial for safeguarding the well-being and quality of life perception, appropriate growth, and development of children and adolescents, while also mitigating the risk of future adult-onset diseases.

Objective

To assess associations between perceived quality of life and healthy lifestyle and related outcomes in Spanish children and adolescents.

Methods

Cross-sectional analysis of 8-16-year-old children and adolescents (n = 3534) were included in the nationwide study of Physical Activity, Sedentarism, and Obesity in Spanish Youth (PASOS). Data were collected through (1) questionnaires on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), healthy lifestyle outcomes (dietary intake, physical fitness, sleep, and screen time), and (2) ant

SUBMITTER: Rodenas-Munar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10745413 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature