In:
Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 20, No. 6 ( 2017-04), p. 1063-1074
Abstract:
We carried out de novo recruitment of a population-based cohort (MANOLIS study) and describe the specific population, which displays interesting characteristics in terms of diet and health in old age, through deep phenotyping. Design Cross-sectional study where anthropometric, biochemical and clinical measurements were taken in addition to interview-based completion of an extensive questionnaire on health and lifestyle parameters. Dietary patterns were derived through principal component analysis based on a validated FFQ. Setting Geographically isolated Mylopotamos villages on Mount Idi, Crete, Greece. Subjects Adults ( n 1553). Results Mean age of the participants was 61·6 years and 55·8 % were women. Of the population, 82·7 % were overweight or obese with a significantly different prevalence between overweight men and women (43·4 v . 34·7 %, P =0·002). The majority (70·6 %) of participants were married, while a larger proportion of women were widowed than men (27·8 v . 3·5 %, P 〈 0·001). Smoking was more prevalent in men (38·7 v . 8·2 %, P 〈 0·001), as 88·8% of women had never smoked. Four dietary patterns emerged as characteristic of the population; these were termed ‘local’, ‘high fat and sugar, ‘Greek café/tavern’ and ‘olive oil, fruits and vegetables’. Individuals more adherent to the local dietary pattern presented higher blood glucose ( β =4·026, P 〈 0·001). Similarly, individuals with higher compliance with the Greek café/tavern pattern had higher waist-to-hip ratio ( β =0·012, P 〈 0·001), blood pressure ( β =1·015, P =0·005) and cholesterol ( β =5·398, P 〈 0·001). Conclusions Profiling of the MANOLIS elderly population identifies unique unhealthy dietary patterns that are associated with cardiometabolic indices.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1368-9800
,
1475-2727
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980016003207
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2016337-X
SSG:
21
