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The factor analysis of 55\u2010item Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) was performed as well as the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ12) for the self\u2010assessment of psychological health and wellbeing. FFQ and GHQ12 individual factors\u2019 scores, sex, age, physical activity, smoking and socioeconomic status were further used as independent variables in the multiple linear regression analyses with five obesity indicators as dependent variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The examined risk factors explained the highest proportion of variance of the waist to height ratio (WHtR) in comparison with all other indicators of obesity (body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio, sum of skinfolds thicknesses, fat mass percentage). Only the dietary factors showed a significant relation to BMI, while almost all of the tested variables\u2013dietary pattern, psychological structure, smoking habit and physical activity\u2013had a significant association with WHtR.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>WHtR is the most useful indicator of obesity as it had a profiled relation with a number of lifestyle factors as well as with psychological health. 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