Title:
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A short screener is valid for assessing mediterranean diet adherence among older spanish men and women
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Author:
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Schröder, Helmut; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Estruch Riba, Ramon; Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel, 1957-; Corella Piquer, Dolores; Salas Salvadó, Jordi; Lamuela Raventós, Rosa Ma.; Ros Rahola, Emilio; Salaverria Frigola, Itziar; Fiol Sala, Miguel; Lapetra, José; Vinyoles, Ernest; Gómez Gracia, Enrique; Lahoz, Carlos; Serra Majem, Lluís; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Valentina; Covas Planells, María Isabel
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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Ensuring the accuracy of dietary assessment instruments is paramount for interpreting diet-disease relationships. The present study assessed the relative and construct validity of the 14-point Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) used in the Prevencio´n con Dieta Mediterra´nea (PREDIMED) study, a primary prevention nutrition-intervention trial. A validated FFQ and the MEDAS were administered to 7146 participants of the PREDIMED study. The MEDASderived PREDIMED score correlated significantly with the corresponding FFQ PREDIMED score (r = 0.52; intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.51) and in the anticipated directions with the dietary intakes reported on the FFQ. Using Bland Altman"s analysis, the average MEDAS Mediterranean diet score estimate was 105% of the FFQ PREDIMED score estimate. Limits of agreement ranged between 57 and 153%. Multiple linear regression analyses revealed that a higher PREDIMED score related directly (P , 0.001) to HDL-cholesterol (HDL-C) and inversely (P , 0.038) to BMI, waist circumference, TG, the TG:HDL-C ratio, fasting glucose, and the cholesterol:HDL-C ratio. The 10-y estimated coronary artery disease risk decreased as the PREDIMED score increased (P , 0.001). The MEDAS is a valid instrument for rapid estimation of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and may be useful in clinical practice. |
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-Cuina mediterrània -Medicina preventiva -Malalties coronàries -Lípids de la sang -Factors de risc en les malalties -Persones grans -Qüestionaris -Espanya -Sucre en l'organisme -Mediterranean cooking -Preventive medicine -Coronary diseases -Blood lipids -Risk factors in diseases -Older people -Questionnaires -Spain -Sugar in the body |
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(c) American Society for Nutrition, 2011
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Article |
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American Society for Nutrition
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