Relationship between Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010) with Obesity Status, Serum Level of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, hs-CRP in the Elderly of Tehran City, (Iran)

Background and Objectives: Obesity is a worrying problem in the present age and is the cause of many chronic non-communicable diseases. Several nutritional and non-nutritional factors are involved in the emergence of this health crisis. One of the important nutritional factors is the quality of nutrition. In this study, the relationship of the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010) in relation to obesity, vitamin D3, and CRP, was investigated in the elderly. Methods: This descriptive-analytic (cross-sectional) study, was performed on 190 older adults referred to health centers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences using cluster sampling. Food intake was measured by Food Frequency Questionnaire. The level of vitamin D and hs-CRP were calculated in fasting blood, and variables of weight, height, and waist circumference, were measured .In the final analysis with logistic regression, confounding factors, were adjusted and p