ArticleNutrients2019
Energy Balance and Active Lifestyle: Potential Mediators of Health and Quality of Life Perception in Aging.
Article in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The Mediating Effect of Social Networks on the Impact of Health Perceptions on the Quality of Life in Older Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Association between atherogenic index of plasma and physical dysfunction: a cross-sectional study of middle-aged and older adults in China.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The Interlink among Age, Functional Fitness, and Perception of Health and Quality of Life: A Mediation Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Mental component of health-related quality of life is an independent predictor of incident functional disability among community-dwelling older people: a prospective cohort study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Article
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Abstract
The relationship between aging and perception of health and quality of life is complex and its mediation mechanisms need to be further explored. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of total energy expenditure and intake, body mass, and body image dissatisfaction on the relationship between age and perception of health and quality of life. Forty-two senior athletes, 55 physically active, and 61 sedentary individuals (aged 55-84 years) were evaluated for total energy expenditure (EE), energy intake (EI), body mass index (BMI), absolute Body Dissatisfaction Index (BDIabx), and physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health and quality of life perception. Multiple mediation analyses were applied to assess the relationship between age and PCS and MCS indices, through the mediators EE, EI, BMI, and BDIabx. For MCS, but not for PSC, the mediation analysis showed: (a) a direct effect of age; (b) a mediation path through EE, EI, BMI, and BDIabx; and (c) a positive total effect. The combination of positive and negative mediating effects influencing the mental health perception underlined that with advancing age, the maintenance of high levels of energy expenditure through physical activity could positively impact body image satisfaction and, in turn, mental health.
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