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Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Pattern among Spanish Adults Attending a Medical Centre: Nondiabetic Subjects and Type 1 and 2 Diabetic Patients
Joint Authors
Vidal-Peracho, Concepción
Tricás-Moreno, José Miguel
Lucha-López, Ana Carmen
Lucha-López, Maria Orosia
Camuñas-Pescador, Ana Cristina
Caverni-Muñoz, Alberto
Fanlo-Mazas, Pablo
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-12-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To identify adherence to Mediterranean diet among two groups of Spanish adults: diabetic patients and nondiabetic subjects.
Methods.
Adherence to Mediterranean diet was measured by a 14-item screener (scale: 0–14; ≤5: low, 6–9: moderate, and ≥10: high) in 351 volunteers.
Results.
Mean age was 50.97 ± 12.58 in nondiabetics (n=154) and 59.50 ± 13.34 in diabetics (n=197).
The whole sample scored 8.77 ± 1.82.
Score was 9.19 ± 1.84 in nondiabetic females (n=58) and 8.15 ± 1.79 in diabetic females (n=85) (p=0.003), due to lower consumption of olive oil (p=0.005) and nuts (p=0.000).
Type 2 diabetic males (n=79; 8.76 ± 1.88) consumed less olive oil than healthy males (n=28; 9.36 ± 1.59) (p=0.046).
Up to 30-year-old nondiabetics scored lower than more than 60-year-old nondiabetics (8.40 ± 1.5 versus 9.74 ± 2.03; p=0.047).
The youngest ate less olive oil (p=0.002) and more pastries (p=0.007).
Conclusions.
The sample presented moderate adherence to Mediterranean diet in all subgroups.
Scientific evidence about the benefits of Mediterranean diet, olive oil, and nuts supports the recommendation to increase consumption of olive oil and nuts in diabetic women and of daily olive oil in type 2 diabetic men, reducing consumption of red meat, butter, and pastries, and to promote Mediterranean diet among the youngest of the sample studied.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vidal-Peracho, Concepción& Tricás-Moreno, José Miguel& Lucha-López, Ana Carmen& Lucha-López, Maria Orosia& Camuñas-Pescador, Ana Cristina& Caverni-Muñoz, Alberto…[et al.]. 2017. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Pattern among Spanish Adults Attending a Medical Centre: Nondiabetic Subjects and Type 1 and 2 Diabetic Patients. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174524
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vidal-Peracho, Concepción…[et al.]. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Pattern among Spanish Adults Attending a Medical Centre: Nondiabetic Subjects and Type 1 and 2 Diabetic Patients. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174524
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vidal-Peracho, Concepción& Tricás-Moreno, José Miguel& Lucha-López, Ana Carmen& Lucha-López, Maria Orosia& Camuñas-Pescador, Ana Cristina& Caverni-Muñoz, Alberto…[et al.]. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Pattern among Spanish Adults Attending a Medical Centre: Nondiabetic Subjects and Type 1 and 2 Diabetic Patients. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174524
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1174524