Development and Assessment of a Comprehensive Diet and Lifestyle Quality Index in an Argentinian Adult Population

Belén Carlino, Camila Niclis, Sara Leeson, Rocio Victoria Gili, Ismael Alejandro Contreras-Guillén, Laura Rosana Aballay, Martín Leonardo Mayta, Marcia Cristina Teixeira Martins, Fabio Juliano Pacheco, Gina Segovia-Siapco, Sandaly Oliveira da Silva Pacheco, Interdisciplinary Center for Research in Health and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad Adventista del Plata, Libertador San Martín, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud , Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas , Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Centro de Investigaciones en Nutrición Humana , Escuela de Nutrición, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Núcleo de Investigación en Ciencias de la Motricidad Humana, Universidad Adventista de Chile, Washington Adventist University, Takoma Park, School of Public Health, Center for Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyle and Disease Prevention, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on October 24, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
We developed a comprehensive Diet and Lifestyle Quality Index (DLQI) and examined its associations with health status and sociodemographic characteristics in Argentinian adults. The DLQI scores range from 0 to 100 points and comprises 49 indicators across ...