Relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among Polish women aged 60+
Background Healthy lifestyle is a key factor in improving health and quality of life at any stage of ontogenesis. Objective The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between of the health quality of diet and the level of functional fitness as well as quality of life among older women. Ma...
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2025-06-01
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| author | Maria Krystyna Gacek Agnieszka Wojtowicz Grażyna Kosiba Magdalena Majer Joanna Gradek Olga Czerwińska-Ledwig |
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Healthy lifestyle is a key factor in improving health and quality of life at any stage of ontogenesis.
Objective
The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between of the health quality of diet and the level of functional fitness as well as quality of life among older women.
Material and Methods
The study was conducted among 201 women aged 60-85 who signed up for the “Active Healthy Senior” project (at the University of Physical Education in Kraków). In the research, the following were used: 1) Dietary Habits and Nutrition Beliefs Questionnaire (KomPAN); 2) Fullerton Functional Fitness Test; and 3) WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Relationships between the variables were evaluated using Spearman’s R signed rank correlation coefficients in the IBM SPSS 21 program.
Results
In the study, it was demonstrated that along with an increase in the pro-healthy diet index (pHDI-8), agility increased, and with an increase in the non-healthy diet index (nHDI-8), agility and dynamic balance decreased (p < 0.01). When there was an increase in pHDI-8, the general perception of quality of life and all domains of quality of life: somatic, psychological, social and environmental, increased (p < 0.01). On the other hand, along with the increase of nHDI-8, the psychological domain regarding quality of life experienced a decrease (p < 0.01). However, the strength of the demonstrated relationships was low.
Conclusions
Significant (but weak) correlations were found between the health quality of the diet and indicators of functional fitness and quality of life among older women. Thus, health quality of a diet can be one of the predictors of functional fitness and quality of life in elder women. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c01358f517f545389fe2abc73f815e2e2025-08-20T03:27:10ZengNational Institute of Public Health - National Institute of HygieneRoczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny0035-77152451-23112025-06-01761556310.32394/rpzh/205226205226Relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among Polish women aged 60+Maria Krystyna Gacek0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8798-3545Agnieszka Wojtowicz1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4589-1375Grażyna Kosiba2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0585-5388Magdalena Majer3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8449-2406Joanna Gradek4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4429-1527Olga Czerwińska-Ledwig5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-1276Department of Sports Medicine and Human Nutrition, University of Physical Culture in Kraków, PolandDepartment of Psychology, University of Physical Culture in Kraków, PolandDepartment of Theory and Methodology of Physical Education, University of Physical Culture in Kraków, PolandDepartment of Theory and Methodology of Physical Education, University of Physical Culture in Kraków, PolandDepartment of Track-and-Field Sports, University of Physical Culture in Krakow, PolandDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Physical Culture in Krakow, PolandBackground Healthy lifestyle is a key factor in improving health and quality of life at any stage of ontogenesis. Objective The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between of the health quality of diet and the level of functional fitness as well as quality of life among older women. Material and Methods The study was conducted among 201 women aged 60-85 who signed up for the “Active Healthy Senior” project (at the University of Physical Education in Kraków). In the research, the following were used: 1) Dietary Habits and Nutrition Beliefs Questionnaire (KomPAN); 2) Fullerton Functional Fitness Test; and 3) WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Relationships between the variables were evaluated using Spearman’s R signed rank correlation coefficients in the IBM SPSS 21 program. Results In the study, it was demonstrated that along with an increase in the pro-healthy diet index (pHDI-8), agility increased, and with an increase in the non-healthy diet index (nHDI-8), agility and dynamic balance decreased (p < 0.01). When there was an increase in pHDI-8, the general perception of quality of life and all domains of quality of life: somatic, psychological, social and environmental, increased (p < 0.01). On the other hand, along with the increase of nHDI-8, the psychological domain regarding quality of life experienced a decrease (p < 0.01). However, the strength of the demonstrated relationships was low. Conclusions Significant (but weak) correlations were found between the health quality of the diet and indicators of functional fitness and quality of life among older women. Thus, health quality of a diet can be one of the predictors of functional fitness and quality of life in elder women.https://roczniki.pzh.gov.pl/Relationship-between-diet-health-quality-and-the-level-of-functional-fitness-and,205226,0,2.htmlolder adult womenhealth quality of dietfunctional fitnessquality of lifehealth promotion programme |
| spellingShingle | Maria Krystyna Gacek Agnieszka Wojtowicz Grażyna Kosiba Magdalena Majer Joanna Gradek Olga Czerwińska-Ledwig Relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among Polish women aged 60+ Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny older adult women health quality of diet functional fitness quality of life health promotion programme |
| title | Relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among Polish women aged 60+ |
| title_full | Relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among Polish women aged 60+ |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among Polish women aged 60+ |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among Polish women aged 60+ |
| title_short | Relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among Polish women aged 60+ |
| title_sort | relationship between diet health quality and the level of functional fitness and quality of life among polish women aged 60 |
| topic | older adult women health quality of diet functional fitness quality of life health promotion programme |
| url | https://roczniki.pzh.gov.pl/Relationship-between-diet-health-quality-and-the-level-of-functional-fitness-and,205226,0,2.html |
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