Diet, Physical Activity, and Disinhibition in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A UK Biobank Study.

ABSTRACT: Disinhibition is a prominent feature of multiple psychiatric disorders, and has been associated with poor long-term somatic outcomes. Modifiable lifestyle factors including diet and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may be associated with disinhibition, but their contributions have not previously been quantified among middle-aged/older adults. Here, among N = 157,354 UK Biobank participants aged 40-69, we extracted a single disinhibition principal component and four dietary components (prudent diet, elimination of wheat/dairy/eggs, meat consumption, full-cream dairy consumption). In addition, latent profile analysis assigned participants to one of five empirical dietary groups: prudent-moderate, unhealthy, restricted, meat-avoiding, low-fat dairy. Disinhibition was regressed on

SUBMITTER: Schweren LJS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8151887 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature