RELATIONSHIP OF LIFESTYLE AND BODY COMPOSITION WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN TRADITIONAL FOOD MARKET SELLERS IN CUENCA, 2026. MIXED STUDY

BACKGROUND: TRADITIONAL FOOD MARKETS SUPPLY THE POPULATION WITH PRODUCTS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY EATING, HOWEVER, IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW THE LIFESTYLE AND QUALITY OF LIFE THAT FOOD SELLERS HAVE. OBJECTIVE: TO ANALYZE THE RELATIONSHIP OF LIFESTYLE AND BODY COMPOSITION WITH THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN TRADITIONAL FOOD MARKET SELLERS IN CUENCA, 2026. METHODOLOGY: MIXED STUDY. QUANTITATIVE ANALYTICAL CROSS-CUTTING APPROACH AND QUALITATIVE EXPLORATORY APPROACH. ALL SELLERS FROM 5 TRADITIONAL FOOD MARKETS IN CUENCA WILL PARTICIPATE. LIFESTYLE, BODY COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF LIFE VARIABLES OF THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DETERMINED. VALIDATED QUESTIONNAIRES, BIOELECTRIC IMPEDANCE FOR BODY COMPOSITION WITH THE INBODY 270 AND PHYSICAL TESTS WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE SARCOPENIA. THE DATA WILL BE ANALYZED IN SPSS V22. DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICAL TESTS, CHI SQUARE AND LOGISTIC REGRESSION WILL BE CARRIED OUT. FOR THE QUALITATIVE APPROACH, IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED, INFORMATION WILL BE COLLECTED UNTIL INFORMATION SATURATION. THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT. EXPECTED RESULTS: CHARACTERIZE AND ANALYZE THE LIFESTYLE, BODY COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PARTICIPANTS. EXPLORE THE PERSPECTIVES SELLERS HAVE ON THEIR LIFESTYLE AND QUALITY OF LIFE. DELIVERY OF REPORTS OF RESULTS TO PARTICIPANTS AND MARKET AUTHORITIES. STUDENT DEGREE WORKS AND SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES.

XXII UNIVERSITY COMPETITION FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS