Health-Related Lifestyle Profiles in Healthy Adults: Associations with Sociodemographic Indicators, Dispositional Optimism, and Sense of Coherence
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Promoting healthy behaviors throughout life is an essential prevention tool. This study investigated the associations among lifestyle profiles (including diet, alcohol consumption, physical activity, cigarette smo...
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| author | Roberta Adorni Francesco Zanatta Marco D’Addario Francesca Atella Elena Costantino Caterina Iaderosa Giulia Petarle Patrizia Steca |
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| description | Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Promoting healthy behaviors throughout life is an essential prevention tool. This study investigated the associations among lifestyle profiles (including diet, alcohol consumption, physical activity, cigarette smoking, and cardiovascular screening), sociodemographic factors (gender, age, education, and family history of CVDs), and psychological factors (sense of coherence and dispositional optimism). In total, 676 healthy adults (mean age = 35 years; range = 19–57; 46% male) participated in an online survey. Lifestyle profiles were identified through cluster analysis, and a multinomial logistic regression was then performed to explore their association with sociodemographic and psychological variables. Results show that men were more likely than women to belong to the lifestyle profile with the highest amount of physical activity (OR = 2.40; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and the greatest attention to cardiovascular screening (OR = 2.09; <i>p</i> < 0.01). Lower dispositional optimism was associated with the profile paying the greatest attention to cardiovascular screening (OR = 0.67; <i>p</i> < 0.05). Sense of coherence, in terms of lower comprehensibility (OR = 0.67; <i>p</i> < 0.05) and higher manageability (OR = 1.43; <i>p</i> < 0.05), was associated with the lifestyle profile characterized by an unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle, and nonsmoking. This study shed light on factors associated with different co-occurring health-related behaviors that should be considered in planning effective communication strategies promoting adherence to health claims. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f71bf010fb804676a409289a3dd6995c2023-11-23T00:45:47ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-10-011311377810.3390/nu13113778Health-Related Lifestyle Profiles in Healthy Adults: Associations with Sociodemographic Indicators, Dispositional Optimism, and Sense of CoherenceRoberta Adorni0Francesco Zanatta1Marco D’Addario2Francesca Atella3Elena Costantino4Caterina Iaderosa5Giulia Petarle6Patrizia Steca7Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milan, ItalyCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Promoting healthy behaviors throughout life is an essential prevention tool. This study investigated the associations among lifestyle profiles (including diet, alcohol consumption, physical activity, cigarette smoking, and cardiovascular screening), sociodemographic factors (gender, age, education, and family history of CVDs), and psychological factors (sense of coherence and dispositional optimism). In total, 676 healthy adults (mean age = 35 years; range = 19–57; 46% male) participated in an online survey. Lifestyle profiles were identified through cluster analysis, and a multinomial logistic regression was then performed to explore their association with sociodemographic and psychological variables. Results show that men were more likely than women to belong to the lifestyle profile with the highest amount of physical activity (OR = 2.40; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and the greatest attention to cardiovascular screening (OR = 2.09; <i>p</i> < 0.01). Lower dispositional optimism was associated with the profile paying the greatest attention to cardiovascular screening (OR = 0.67; <i>p</i> < 0.05). Sense of coherence, in terms of lower comprehensibility (OR = 0.67; <i>p</i> < 0.05) and higher manageability (OR = 1.43; <i>p</i> < 0.05), was associated with the lifestyle profile characterized by an unhealthy diet, sedentary lifestyle, and nonsmoking. This study shed light on factors associated with different co-occurring health-related behaviors that should be considered in planning effective communication strategies promoting adherence to health claims.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3778lifestyledietalcohol consumptionphysical activitycigarette smokingcardiovascular screening |
| spellingShingle | Roberta Adorni Francesco Zanatta Marco D’Addario Francesca Atella Elena Costantino Caterina Iaderosa Giulia Petarle Patrizia Steca Health-Related Lifestyle Profiles in Healthy Adults: Associations with Sociodemographic Indicators, Dispositional Optimism, and Sense of Coherence Nutrients lifestyle diet alcohol consumption physical activity cigarette smoking cardiovascular screening |
| title | Health-Related Lifestyle Profiles in Healthy Adults: Associations with Sociodemographic Indicators, Dispositional Optimism, and Sense of Coherence |
| title_full | Health-Related Lifestyle Profiles in Healthy Adults: Associations with Sociodemographic Indicators, Dispositional Optimism, and Sense of Coherence |
| title_fullStr | Health-Related Lifestyle Profiles in Healthy Adults: Associations with Sociodemographic Indicators, Dispositional Optimism, and Sense of Coherence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health-Related Lifestyle Profiles in Healthy Adults: Associations with Sociodemographic Indicators, Dispositional Optimism, and Sense of Coherence |
| title_short | Health-Related Lifestyle Profiles in Healthy Adults: Associations with Sociodemographic Indicators, Dispositional Optimism, and Sense of Coherence |
| title_sort | health related lifestyle profiles in healthy adults associations with sociodemographic indicators dispositional optimism and sense of coherence |
| topic | lifestyle diet alcohol consumption physical activity cigarette smoking cardiovascular screening |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3778 |
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