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SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2019

The influence of diet quality and dietary behavior on health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xiu Yun Wu, Li Hui Zhuang, Wei Li, Hong Wei Guo, Jian Hua Zhang, Yan Kui Zhao, Jin Wei Hu, Qian Qian Gao, Sheng Luo, Arto Ohinmaa and 1 more

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Synthesis in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 88 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

88 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 179 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Associations between socioeconomic status, dietary habits and health-related quality of life among children in rural riverside communities: the mediation role of food insecurity.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiu Yun WuSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China. xiuyunwu777@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6612-8259
Li Hui ZhuangSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China. icedaisy2006@163.com.
Wei LiSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Hong Wei GuoSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Jian Hua ZhangSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Yan Kui ZhaoSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Jin Wei HuSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Qian Qian GaoSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Sheng LuoSchool of Public Health and Management, Weifang Medical University, 7166 Baotong West Street, 261053, Weifang, Shandong, China.
Arto OhinmaaSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, 350 University Terrace, 8303 - 112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada.
Paul J VeugelersSchool of Public Health, University of Alberta, 350 University Terrace, 8303 - 112 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4, Canada.
Weifang Medical University · CNUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2017LH060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe association between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life has been mostly examined in children and adolescents with specific chronic diseases. No systematic review has synthesized the influence of diet quality and dietary behavior on health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the primary studies that evaluated the association between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life in the general population of children and adolescents and to synthesize the findings for the association.

methodsA computer search in the databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE and PSYCINFO was performed to retrieve English language studies that were published from 1946 up to April 8, 2018. We also screened the PubMed-related articles and the reference lists of the existing relevant literature to identify other eligible studies. We synthesized the association between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life using both a qualitative method and meta-analysis. We reported the review following up the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guideline.

resultsSeventeen studies were included in the synthesis including twelve cross-sectional studies and five longitudinal studies. We found that diet quality and dietary behavior were associated with health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. The positive effect of healthy diets on health-related quality of life was observed for multiple domains of health-related quality of life, including physical, school and emotional functioning, and psychosocial quality of life. We observed a dose-response relationship between the diet exposure and health-related quality of life, where an unhealthy dietary behavior or lower diet quality was associated with decreased health-related quality of life among children and adolescents.

conclusionThe findings of the systematic review suggest the importance of promoting healthy diets and nutrition for good health-related quality of life among children and adolescents. Future research is needed to strengthen the evidence for prospective relationships and for the dose-response effect between diet quality, dietary behavior and health-related quality of life among children and adolescents.

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DietHealth StatusAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFeeding BehaviorHumansNutritional StatusProspective StudiesQuality of LifeAdolescentsChildrenDietary behaviorDiet qualityHealth-related quality of lifeMeta-analysisSystematic review

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PMID30875010
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