Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Human Nutrition Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS-SGGW), Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland.
Department of Nutrition Physiology and Dietetics, Institute of Sport, National Research Institute, Trylogii 2/16, 01-982 Warsaw, Poland.
Nutrients. 2023 Feb 1;15(3):725. doi: 10.3390/nu15030725.
Due to the lack of studies comparing the determinants of well-being in omnivores and vegetarians, we examined associations of socio-demographic and lifestyle factors, including adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet, in relation to well-being in omnivorous, vegetarian, and vegan women. Well-being was assessed using a validated WHO-5 Well-Being Index. Adherence to the Mediterranean-style diet was determined using a modified Mediterranean diet score. The study was conducted on 636 women (23.9 ± 5.7 years), of whom 47.3% were omnivores, 33.2% vegetarians, and 19.5% vegans. The good well-being group (WHO-5 Index ≥ 13 points) comprised 30.9% of the omnivores, 46.0% of the vegetarians, and 57.3% of the vegans. The remaining participants were classified as belonging to the poor well-being group (<13 points). Compared to the omnivores, the vegetarians and vegans had a 1.6-fold (95% CI: 1.04-2.42) and a 2.4-fold (95% CI: 1.45-3.99) higher probability of having good well-being, respectively. In omnivores, the predictors of good well-being were adherence to the Mediterranean-style diet (a 1-score increment was associated with a 17% higher probability of good well-being, P-trend = 0.016), higher self-perceived health status, and lower levels of stress. In vegetarians and vegans, it was older age, higher physical activity (≥3 h/week), 7-8 h sleep time, and similarly to omnivores' higher self-perceived health status and lower stress level. Our findings indicate that following a Mediterranean-style diet was associated with better well-being in omnivores. Furthermore, we identified that different determinants were associated with well-being in omnivorous and vegetarian and vegan women.
由于缺乏比较杂食者和素食者幸福感决定因素的研究,我们研究了社会人口学和生活方式因素(包括对地中海式饮食的依从性)与杂食者、素食者和素食者女性幸福感的关系。使用经过验证的世界卫生组织 5 项幸福感指数(WHO-5 Well-Being Index)评估幸福感。采用改良的地中海饮食评分来确定地中海式饮食的依从性。该研究共纳入 636 名女性(23.9±5.7 岁),其中 47.3%为杂食者,33.2%为素食者,19.5%为素食者。良好幸福感组(WHO-5 指数≥13 分)占杂食者的 30.9%,素食者的 46.0%,素食者的 57.3%。其余参与者被归类为属于低幸福感组(<13 分)。与杂食者相比,素食者和素食者良好幸福感的可能性分别高出 1.6 倍(95%CI:1.04-2.42)和 2.4 倍(95%CI:1.45-3.99)。在杂食者中,良好幸福感的预测因素是遵循地中海式饮食(每增加 1 分,良好幸福感的可能性增加 17%,P 趋势=0.016)、自我感知健康状况较好和压力水平较低。在素食者和素食者中,年龄较大、身体活动水平较高(≥3 小时/周)、睡眠时间为 7-8 小时以及与杂食者相似的自我感知健康状况较好和压力水平较低与良好幸福感相关。我们的研究结果表明,遵循地中海式饮食与杂食者的幸福感更好相关。此外,我们还发现,不同的决定因素与杂食者和素食者和素食者女性的幸福感相关。