Author, as appears in the article.: 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.

Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia

URV's Author/s: SALAS SALVADÓ, JORGE; 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 SÁNCHEZ, NANCY ELVIRA

Keywords: PREDIMED-PLUS study quality of life

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.

Research group: Alimentació, Nutrició, Creixement i Salut Mental

Thematic Areas: Ciències de la salut Ciencias de la salud Health sciences

licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/

ISSN: 1932-6203

Author identifier: 0000-0003-2700-7459; 0000-0003-3527-5277

Record's date: 2018-06-25

Journal volume: 13

Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Link to the original source: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0198974

Article's DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198974

Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Journal publication year: 2018

First page: e0198974

Publication Type: Article Artículo Article