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MEZA MIRANDA, Eliana Romina  y  REYNAL MARTINEZ, María Lujan. Assessment of healthy habits and their relationship with cardiovascular risk, muscle strength, Vitamin D and Quality of Life in obese patients. Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2025, vol.23, n.1, e23122507.  Epub 30-Nov-2025. ISSN 1812-9528.  https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2025.e23122507.

Obesity promotes the development of CVD, sarcopenia, and vitamin D deficiency, which can worsen quality of life (QoL). The objective was to determine the quality of diet, physical activity (PA) level, and sleep duration in obese patients and their relationship with cardiovascular risk, muscle strength (MS), vitamin D levels, and QoL. A cross-sectional, observational, analytical study evaluated 43 adults of both sexes diagnosed with obesity who attended a private clinic in Luque, Paraguay. Sociodemographic and anthropometric variables, including waist circumference, MS, vitamin D levels, diet quality, PA, sleep duration, and QoL were assessed. Pearson's correlation coefficient test was used to explore correlations between variables. Approximately 3 out of 4 patients were women, and the average age was 38.02±9.36 years. Nine out of 10 patients had a high cardiovascular risk, and almost half had low FM and PA levels. More than three-quarters had desirable vitamin D levels and an unhealthy diet. More than half were moderately anxious/depressed and had insufficient sleep. A positive correlation was found between diet quality and the QoL Index, PA and sleep hours with FM and the QoL Index. Patients with higher scores for diet quality, PA levels, and sleep hours had higher Quality of Life Index scores.

Palabras clave : diet quality; physical activity; obesity; sleep quality; quality of life.

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