Resumen de Lifestyles associated with the adhesion of the Mediterranean Diet in the elderly
Ana Zaragoza Martí, María José Cabañero Martínez, José Antonio Hurtado Sánchez, Rosario Ferrer Cascales, Ana Laguna Pérez
Introduction: Eating habits play a crucial role in the maintenance of health both at individual and population level. The Mediterranean diet (MD) and healthy eating pattern is associated with a reduction in overall mortality, cardiovascular disease and various cancers. Recent studies have shown that individuals who combine healthy lifestyles and have healthier eating habits have improved health.
Objective: to know which lifestyles are associated with adherence to the MD in older people.
Method: cross-sectional study with a total of 351 subjects over 60 years of age living in the Levant, where the relationship between adherence to the MD and lifestyle were evaluated. We excluded patients with a score of 3 or more errors in the Pfeiffer test. Statistical analyzes were performed using logistic regression adjusting for sex.
Results: 57.3% (201) of the sample were women and 42.7% (150) men. Adherence to the DM was positively associated with not using tobacco (OR = 0.568, 95% CI: 0.31 to 0.89) and physical activity (OR = 0.430, 95% CI: 0.24 to 0.75), but inversely with BMI (PR = 1.32, 95% CI: 0.73 to 2.37).
Conclusions: Adherence to the DM was associated with more healthy lifestyles such as physical activity and not using tobacco, but also with a high BMI. Similar results were found in other studies, but more research is needed to delve into the involved factors.
