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Diet quality, activity, and quality of life varied in PAD patients

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What the study found

The study found that among hospitalized patients with peripheral arterial disease, education level was positively related to diet quality, and age was negatively related to physical activity. Physical activity was also associated with the physical part of health-related quality of life, while several findings related to mental quality of life did not show a positive effect from vitamin supplements or higher activity.

Why the authors say this matters

The authors conclude that lifestyle interventions for peripheral arterial disease patients should take educational level and the age-related decline in physical activity into account. The findings indicate that physical activity remains significantly associated with the physical component of quality of life, but the authors suggest that increasing activity or using supplementation alone may not improve mental wellbeing.

What the researchers tested

The researchers studied 127 patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease who were hospitalized at the Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantation at the Medical University of Białystok. They used three standardized questionnaires: the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) for physical activity, the Food Frequency Questionnaire-6 (FFQ-6) for diet quality, and the SF-36 for health-related quality of life.

What worked and what didn't

Higher education was associated with a greater proportion of high-quality foods in the diet (p = 0.001). Older age was associated with lower physical activity (p < 0.001), and activity level differed across categories for the SF-36 physical component summary (p = 0.047). The abstract reports that vitamin supplements were not positively linked to the SF-36 mental component summary; patients taking supplements had worse mental component summary results, and higher physical activity was associated with lower mental component summary scores while more sitting time was associated with higher scores.

What to keep in mind

The abstract does not describe detailed clinical characteristics beyond peripheral arterial disease status, and it does not provide information on cause and effect. The authors also note that further analysis accounting for clinical status and possible confounding factors is warranted.

Key points

  • 127 hospitalized patients with peripheral arterial disease were studied.
  • Higher education was linked to better diet quality.
  • Physical activity decreased with age.
  • Physical activity was associated with the SF-36 physical component summary.
  • Vitamin supplements were not linked to better mental component summary scores.
  • The authors call for further analysis that accounts for clinical status and confounding factors.

Disclosure

Research title:
Diet quality, activity, and quality of life varied in PAD patients
Authors:
Łukasz Stypułkowski, Michał Chlabicz, M. Jadeszko, Maciej Chlabicz, Sylwia Joanna Barańska, Sławomir Ławicki, Jerzy Bertrandt, Jerzy Głowiński
Institutions:
Medical University of Białystok, Medical University of Warsaw, Medical University of Warsaw, Medical University of Warsaw, Medical University of Warsaw, Medical University of Warsaw, Medical University of Warsaw
Publication date:
2026-02-27
DOI:
10.3390/nu18050784
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