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Mediterranean diet and quality of life: Baseline cross-sectional analysis of the PREDIMED-PLUS trial

Mediterranean diet and quality of life: Baseline cross-sectional analysis of the PREDIMED-PLUS trial

Authors :
Salas-Salvadó, J.
Galilea-Zabalza, I.
Buil-Cosiales, P.
Toledo, E.
Ortega-Azorín, C.
Díez-Espino, J.
Vázquez-Ruíz, Z.
Zomeño, MD.
Vioque, J.
Martínez, JA.
Romaguera, D.
Perez-Farinos, N.
López-Miranda, J.
Estruch, R.
Bueno-Cavanillas, A.
Arós, F.
Tur, JA.
Tinahones, F.
Serra-Majem, L.
Marcos-Delgado, A.
Babio, N.
Alimentació, Nutrició, Creixement i Salut Mental
Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Source :
Plos One, Repositori Institucional de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Universitat Rovira i virgili (URV)

Abstract

We assessed if a 17-item score capturing adherence to a traditional Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) was associated with better health-related quality of life among older Spanish men and women with overweight or obesity harboring the metabolic syndrome. We analyzed baseline data from 6430 men and women (age 55–70 years) participating in the PREDIMED-Plus study. PREDIMED-Plus is a multi-centre randomized trial testing an energy-restricted MedDiet combined with promotion of physical activity and behavioral therapy for primary cardiovascular prevention compared to a MedDiet alone. Participants answered a 36-item questionnaire about health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and a 17-item questionnaire that assessed adherence to an MedDiet. We used ANCOVA and multivariable-adjusted linear regression models to compare baseline adjusted means of the quality of life scales according to categories of adherence to the MedDiet. Higher adherence to the MedDiet was independently associated with significantly better scores in the eight dimensions of HRQoL. Adjusted differences of > = 3 points between the highest and the lowest dietary adherence groups to the MedDiet were observed for vitality, emotional role, and mental health and of > = 2 points for the other dimensions. In conclusion, this study shows a positive association between adherence to a MedDiet and several dimensions of quality of life.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Plos One, Repositori Institucional de la Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Universitat Rovira i virgili (URV)
Accession number :
edsair.RECOLECTA.....d73ce308b9525cd27ab5951d364e4589
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198974