Association of Lifestyle Type with Mental Health and Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Latent Profile Analysis

Abstract

Identify the values reflected in the healthy lifestyle of middle-aged and older Adults people and to confirm their association with mental health, quality of sleep, and quality of life. Data were collected from 200 middle-aged and older Adults and descriptive statistics and latent profile analyses were performed. One-way ANOVA and multinomial logit regression were performed on the differences between latent classes and predictors. Classes for latent-class profile were as follows: Class 1—Basic lifestyle and balanced pursuit; Class 2—Imbalanced lifestyle and selective pursuit; Class 3—Inactive lifestyle and indifferent; and Class 4—Active lifestyle and active pursuit. Difference in the according to latent classes, Class 2 showed the highest depression and quality of sleep problems and the lowest quality of life. It was confirmed that the higher the latent-class opinion and interest in activities and health, the higher the quality of life. Considering the diversity of this latent-class lifestyle, it will be possible to explore strategies for health promotion.