Damon Joyner, Heidi J Wengreen, Sheryl S Aguilar, Lori Andersen Spruance, Brooke A Morrill, Gregory J Madden
The FIT Game III: Reducing the Operating Expenses of a Game-Based Approach to Increasing Healthy Eating in Elementary Schools
Games for health journal
selfrated health srh identified many studies valid predictor mortality healthcare utilization limited research srh dietary intake study aimed investigate association healthy eating index hei srh adults living tehran crosssectional study carried among 850 adult men women aged 2059 years visited health centers tehran 2021 2022 dietary intake assessed using validated reliable semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire 168 food items srh assessed one question general rate health categorized srh excellentvery good good fairpoor descriptive statistics part used mean standard deviation number ratio quantitative qualitative variables respectively chisquared test oneway analysis variance used calculate percentage mean demographic characteristics across tertiles srh analysis covariance used compare means energy macronutrients hei component variables across tertiles srh final sample included 795 participants 682 female mean standard deviation age 4481 1062 years whose 40 reported excellentvery good srh 30 reported good fairpoor srh separately association body mass index physical activity education health status smoking sleep duration srh adjustment total hei score component scores differ across tertiles srh status however participants good srh higher intake total energy mean difference md 18033 kcal p value 0001 total fat md 815 gr p value 0002 total carbohydrates md 2018 gr p value 0004 fairpoor srh according findings fairpoor srh associated lower consumption total energy total fat total carbohydrates iranian adults additional observational studies would necessary clarify findings