Lifestyles associated with the adhesion of the Mediterranean Diet in the elderly

• A. Zaragoza Martí ^[1] ; MJ. Cabañero Martínez ^[1] ; A. Hurtado Sánchez ^[1] ; R. Ferrer Cascales ^[1] ; A. Laguna Pérez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universitat d'Alacant

     Universitat d'Alacant

     Alicante, España

     
• Localización: Nutrición hospitalaria: Órgano oficial de la Sociedad Española de Nutrición Clínica y Metabolismo (SENPE), ISSN-e 1699-5198, ISSN 0212-1611, Vol. 32, Nº. Extra 2 (Diciembre 2015), 2015 (Ejemplar dedicado a: II INTERNATIONAL AND IV SPANISH HYDRATION CONGRESS), págs. 51-52
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.3305/nh.2015.32.sup2.10349
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• Resumen

  • Introduction: Eating habits play a crucial role in the maintenance of health both at individual and population level. The Mediterranean diet (MD) and healthy eating pattern is associated with a reduction in overall mortality, cardiovascular disease and various cancers. Recent studies have shown that individuals who combine healthy lifestyles and have healthier eating habits have improved health.

    Objective: to know which lifestyles are associated with adherence to the MD in older people.

    Method: cross-sectional study with a total of 351 subjects over 60 years of age living in the Levant, where the relationship between adherence to the MD and lifestyle were evaluated. We excluded patients with a score of 3 or more errors in the Pfeiffer test. Statistical analyzes were performed using logistic regression adjusting for sex.

    Results: 57.3% (201) of the sample were women and 42.7% (150) men. Adherence to the DM was positively associated with not using tobacco (OR = 0.568, 95% CI: 0.31 to 0.89) and physical activity (OR = 0.430, 95% CI: 0.24 to 0.75), but inversely with BMI (PR = 1.32, 95% CI: 0.73 to 2.37).

    Conclusions: Adherence to the DM was associated with more healthy lifestyles such as physical activity and not using tobacco, but also with a high BMI. Similar results were found in other studies, but more research is needed to delve into the involved factors.