Relationship between Diet Quality and Quality of Life among Overweight and Obese Women

Mahsa Hadidi; Zohreh  Sajadi Hezaveh; Kiarash   Tanha; Zahra  Hamidi; Masoumeh   Khalighi Sikaroudi; Mahsa  Yavari; Zohre   Ebrahimi; Leila Sadat   Bahrami; Mohammadreza   Vafa

doi:10.18502/jnfs.v6i2.6064

Mahsa Hadidi Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zohreh Sajadi Hezaveh Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kiarash Tanha Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zahra Hamidi Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Masoumeh Khalighi Sikaroudi Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mahsa Yavari Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Zohre Ebrahimi Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Leila Sadat Bahrami Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mohammadreza Vafa Student Research Committee, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jnfs.v6i2.6064

Keywords: Quality of life; Diet quality; NRF9.3 index score; Obesity; Overweight; Women

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among women. Since diet quality and quality of life are two indicators of healthy lifestyle, we conducted this study to examine the relationship between these two indicators among overweight and obese women.

Methods: This study was carried out among a sample of 111 overweight and obese women, aged 35-60 years in the west of Tehran, Iran. Dietary data were collected using a 168-item food frequency questionnaire and the Nutrient-Rich Food index (NRF9.3) algorithms were used to estimate the nutrient density. The quality of life was measured using 26-item WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. The SPSS 24 was run for statistical analysis.

Results: We found that the participants’ quality of life had a significant relationship with their occupational, marital, and educational status, but no significant association was observed between the quality of life and diet quality
(P = 0.50). Pearson correlation showed that NRF9.3 score was positively associated with body mass index (P = 0.01), but no difference was found between obese and overweight women regarding quality of life.

Conclusion: The NRF9.3 index was not associated with WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire's score, while job, marriage, and education were significantly associated with the quality of life. Further studies are needed to clarify the relationship between quality of life and diet quality among overweight and obese women.