Adherence to a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern status and associated factors among Portuguese older adults: Results from the Nutrition UP 65 cross-sectional study

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2019

Authors

Teixeira, B (Author) Other; Afonso, Cláudia (Author) FCNAUP; Sousa, Ana (Author) Other; Guerra, Rita (Author) Other; Santos, Alejandro (Author) FCNAUP; Borges, Nuno (Author) FCNAUP; Moreira, Pedro (Author) FCNAUP; Padrão, Patrícia (Author) FCNAUP; Amaral, Teresa (Author) FCNAUP

Journal

Title: Nutrition

Vol. 65

Pages: 91-96

ISSN: 0899-9007

Publisher: Elsevier

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 11 Citations

Scopus - 12 Citations

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Health sciences

FOS: Medical and Health sciences

Associated Projects

NUTRITION UP 65 - Projeto Nutrition UP 65 | nutritional strategies facing an older demography

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Q-CDM

DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2019.03.005

Abstract (EN): Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern (MDP) and its associated factors in older Portuguese adults. Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was designed. In the context of the Nutrition UP 65 study, a national cluster sample of 1407 Portuguese individuals ¿65 y of age was analyzed. Adherence to the MDP was evaluated with the Portuguese version of the Prevention with Mediterranean Diet tool. The association between an individual's characteristics and adherence to the MDP was analyzed through hierarchical logistic regression analysis. Results: In this study, 43% of participants adhered to the MDP (n = 609). Higher educational level (odds ratio [OR], 2.38; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.54¿3.69), living in the center (OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.01¿1.79), being married or living in a common-law marriage (OR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.20¿1.97), and body mass index (OR preobese , 1.52; 95% CI, 1.02¿2.25) were related with increased odds of adherence to the MDP. Otherwise, lower adherence to the MDP was found for participants who were ¿80 y of age (OR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.52¿0.94), who lived in Madeira (OR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.14¿0.89) and Azores (OR, 0.28; 95% CI, 0.08¿0.99), who rated their health as moderate (OR, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.50¿0.84) or as bad or very bad (OR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.45¿0.90), and those who reported six or more comorbidities (OR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.39¿0.97). Conclusions: Of the sample, 57% did not adhere to the Mediterranean diet. Potentially modifiable factors associated with lower adherence to the MDP were lower educational and health status. © 2019 Elsevier Inc.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific