Association between healthy lifestyle score changes and quality of life and health-related quality of life: a longitudinal analysis of South Korean panel data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to determine the influence of changes in the aggregate score of healthy lifestyle factors on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and overall quality of life (QOL) in the Korean older adult population.

Design

This study used a longitudinal design.

Setting and participants

Data on 9474 participants aged 45 years or older were extracted from the Korean Longitudinal Study on Aging for the period 2006-2016. A composite score of four lifestyle factors (smoking, drinking, physical activity and body mass index) was calculated, and biennial changes in aggregate score were computed.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcomes were HRQOL and QOL.

Results

Generalised estimating equation analysis results showed that those with h

SUBMITTER: Nari F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532554 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature