Mediterranean Diet and Airway Inflammation in School-Aged Children

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2023

Authors

Rodrigues, M (Author) Other; de Castro Mendes, F (Author) Other; Padrão, Patrícia (Author) FCNAUP; Delgado, L (Author) FMUP; Paciência, I (Author) Other; Barros, Renata (Author) FCNAUP; Rufo, JC (Author) Other; Silva, D (Author) Other; Moreira, André (Author) FMUP; Moreira, Pedro (Author) FCNAUP

Journal

Title: Children

Vol. 13

Final page: 1305

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 3 Citations

Scopus - 3 Citations

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Health sciences

FOS: Medical and Health sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Y-T46

DOI: 10.3390/children10081305

Abstract (EN): <jats:p>There seems to exist an intricate relationship between airway inflammation, body mass index (BMI), and diet. The intake of specific foods or food groups has been suggested to suppress the oxidative stress and inflammatory processes that characterize airway inflammation, but little is known about dietary patterns and their complex interplay with BMI and airway inflammation. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to explore the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), a characteristic European diet, and levels of airway inflammation in school-aged children, taking into account their BMI. This cross-sectional analysis comprised 660 children: 49.1% females, 7¿12 years old. Adherence to the MD was assessed through the alternate Mediterranean score (aMED). Higher scores represent a healthier diet (0¿8). Airway inflammation was assessed measuring exhaled fractional nitric oxide (eNO). Two categories of BMI were considered: non-overweight/non-obese (p < 85th) and overweight/obese (p ¿ 85th). The associations between diet and airway inflammation were estimated using logistic regression models. Higher scores of the aMED were associated with decreased odds of having eNO ¿ 35 ppb, but only in non-overweight/non-obese children (OR = 0.77; 95% CI, 0.61¿0.97). For overweight/obese children, the previous association was not significant (OR = 1.57, 95% CI, 0.88¿2.79). Our findings suggest that adherence to the MD is associated with lower levels of airway inflammation among non-overweight/non-obese children.</jats:p>

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific