| Mediterranean diet and waist circumference in a representative national sample of young Spaniards. | |
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PMID: 20863166 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Increased waist circumference (WC), a surrogate measure for abdominal fat mass, is associated with higher cardiovascular risk not only in adults but also in youth. Identifying healthy dietary patterns that prevent abdominal fat accumulation is of paramount importance for public health. This study investigated the association between adherence to Mediterranean diet guidelines and waist circumference in a representative national sample of young Spaniards (n=2513), aged 10 to 24 years. Dietary data were recorded through a 24-h recall, waist circumference measured by research staff, and adherence to Mediterranean diet guidelines determined with the 16-item KIDMED questionnaire, based on the principles sustaining Mediterranean dietary patterns. A questionnaire provided physical activity and demographic data. Higher KIDMED scoring was significantly associated with higher leisure time physical activity levels and higher maternal education. Multiple regression analysis showed that the KIDMED score was also inversely associated with age- and height-standardized residuals of waist circumference and with waist-to-height ratio (p=0.001). After multivariate adjustment, a 5-point increase in KIDMED was associated with a mean decline of 1.54 cm in sex-, age- and height-adjusted WC. These results suggest that following Mediterranean dietary principles may be important in reducing the risk of high waist circumference in young people. |
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Helmut Schröder; Michelle A Mendez; Lourdes Ribas-Barba; Maria-Isabel Covas; Lluis Serra-Majem |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-09-23 |
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Title: International journal of pediatric obesity : IJPO : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity Volume: 5 ISSN: 1747-7174 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Pediatr Obes Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-09 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101256330 Medline TA: Int J Pediatr Obes Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 516-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Cardiovascular Risk and Nutrition Research Group (CARIN-ULEC), Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM-Hospital del Mar), Biomedical Research Park (Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona - PRBB), Spain. hschroeder@imim.es |
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