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http://dx.doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2019.13.4.333

Comparison of five international indices of adherence to the Mediterranean diet among healthy adults: similarities and differences  

Aoun, Carla (Laboratoire de pharmacologie, pharmacie clinique et controle de qualito des medicaments, Faculty of pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut)
Papazian, Tatiana (Laboratoire de pharmacologie, pharmacie clinique et controle de qualito des medicaments, Faculty of pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut)
Helou, Khalil (Department of nutrition, Faculty of pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut)
El Osta, Nada (Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University)
Khabbaz, Lydia Rabbaa (Laboratoire de pharmacologie, pharmacie clinique et controle de qualito des medicaments, Faculty of pharmacy, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut)
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Nutrition Research and Practice / v.13, no.4, 2019 , pp. 333-343 More about this Journal
Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To compare five indices of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) among adults living in the Mediterranean region. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 100 healthy Lebanese adults aged between 18 and 65 years. Face-to-face interviews to collect sociodemographic and medical information, to take anthropometric measurements, and to fill a validated, culturally adapted, food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The score for each item was calculated following the recommendations for each corresponding index. The five MD indices were Mediterranean Diet Scale (MDScale), Mediterranean Food Pattern (MFP), MD Score (MDS), Short Mediterranean Diet Questionnaire (SMDQ), and the MedDiet score. RESULTS: Significant correlations were detected between items with P-values < 0.001. Minimal agreement was seen between MDScale and MedDiet score and maximal agreement between MDS and MedDiet score. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that MDS and MedDiet scores had significant correlations with fiber and olive oil intake, main components of the MD. MDScale showed a significant correlation with waist-to-hip ratio and with total energy intake but none of the five indices was correlated to body mass index (BMI). CONCLUSIONS: The indices that showed the highest correlation with variables related to the MD are the MDScale and the MedDiet score; therefore, they can be used to assess our future study populations. Based on the current results, more than half of the study population was non-adherent to the MD and adherence to this diet did not appear to protect against being overweight ($BMI{\geq}30$).
Keywords
Mediterranean diet; score; adherence; Mediterranean country;
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