Living longer and feeling better: healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Janas M.
dc.contributor.authorPerry, Ivan J.
dc.contributor.authorLutomski, Jennifer E.
dc.contributor.authorFitzgerald, Anthony P.
dc.contributor.authorShiely, Frances
dc.contributor.authorMcGee, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorBarry, Margaret M.
dc.contributor.authorVan Lente, Eric
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Karen
dc.contributor.authorShelley, Emer
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Health and Children, Irelanden
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-21T14:32:13Z
dc.date.available2012-05-21T14:32:13Z
dc.date.issued2010-02-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: The combination of four protective lifestyle behaviours (being physically active, a non-smoker, a moderate alcohol consumer and having adequate fruit and vegetable intake) has been estimated to increase life expectancy by 14 years. However, the effect of adopting these lifestyle behaviours on general health, obesity and mental health is less defined. We examined the combined effect of these behaviours on self-rated health, overweight/obesity and depression. Methods: Using data from the Survey of Lifestyle Attitudes and Nutrition (SLÁN) 2007 (), a protective lifestyle behaviour (PLB) score was constructed for 10 364 men and women (>18 years), and representative of the Republic of Ireland adult population (response rate 62%). Respondents scored a maximum of four points, one point each for being physically active, consuming five or more fruit and vegetable servings daily, a non-smoker and a moderate drinker. Results: One-fifth of respondents (20%) adopted four PLBs, 35% adopted three, 29% two, 13% one and 2% adopted none. Compared to those with zero PLBs, those with four were seven times more likely to rate their general health as excellent/very good [OR 6.8 95% CI (3.64–12.82)] and four times more likely to have better mental health [OR 4.4 95% CI (2.34–8.22)]. Conclusions: Adoption of core protective lifestyle factors known to increase life expectancy is associated with positive self-rated health, healthier weight and better mental health. These lifestyles have the potential to add quality and quantity to life.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationHARRINGTON, J., PERRY, I. J., LUTOMSKI, J., FITZGERALD, A. P., SHIELY, F., MCGEE, H., BARRY, M. M., VAN LENTE, E., MORGAN, K. & SHELLEY, E. 2010. Living longer and feeling better: healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland. The European Journal of Public Health, 20, 91-95. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp102en
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/eurpub/ckp102
dc.identifier.endpage95en
dc.identifier.issn1464-360X
dc.identifier.issn1101-1262
dc.identifier.issued1en
dc.identifier.journaltitleEuropean Journal of Public Healthen
dc.identifier.startpage91en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/592
dc.identifier.volume20en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen
dc.relation.urihttp://eurpub.oxfordjournals.org/content/20/1/91.abstract
dc.rights© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.. This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in The European Journal of Public Health following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Janas Harrington, Ivan J. Perry, Jennifer Lutomski, Anthony P. Fitzgerald, Frances Shiely, Hannah McGee, Margaret M. Barry, Eric Van Lente, Karen Morgan, and Emer Shelley (2010) Living longer and feeling better: healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Ireland. The European Journal of Public Health 20 (1) 91-95 is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckp102en
dc.subjectLifestyle behavioursen
dc.subjectSelf-rated healthen
dc.subjectDepressionen
dc.subjectProtective factorsen
dc.subject.lcshObesityen
dc.subject.lcshDepression, Mentalen
dc.subject.lcshHealth behavioren
dc.titleLiving longer and feeling better: healthy lifestyle, self-rated health, obesity and depression in Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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