Public Health Nutr. 2023 Dec 5:1-28. doi: 10.1017/S1368980023002707. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: Assess whether the MedDiet is associated with lower micronutrients inadequacy in a sample of Spanish preschoolers.
DESIGN: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 4-5-year-old children participating in the SENDO project. Information was gathered through an online questionnaire completed by parents. Dietary information was collected with a previously validated semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire. The estimated average requirements or adequate intake levels as proposed by the Institute of Medicine were used as cut-off point to define inadequate intake.
STATISTICAL ANALYSES: Crude and multivariable adjusted estimates were calculated with generalized estimated equations to account for intra-cluster correlation between siblings.
PARTICIPANTS: We used baseline information of 1153 participants enrolled in the SENDO project between January 2015 and June 2022.
MAIN OUTCOMES MEASURES: Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Interval of presenting an inadequate intake of ≥3 micronutrients associated to the MedDiet.
RESULTS: The adjusted proportion of children with inadequate intake of ≥3 micronutrients were 27.2%, 13.5% and 8.1% in the categories of low, medium and high adherence to the MedDiet respectively. After adjusting for all potential confounders, children who had a low adherence to the MedDiet showed a significant lower odds of inadequate intake of ≥3 micronutrients compared to those with a high adherence (OR 9.85; 95% CI 3.33-29.09).
CONCLUSION: Lower adherence to the MedDiet is associated with higher odds of nutritional inadequacy.
PMID:38050795 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023002707
