Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Determinants Among Pregnant Women: The NELA Cohort

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202103.0482.v1
• Publication Date: 2021-03-19T09:19:16Z
• Authors: Clara Suarez Mart...; Genoveva Yagüe Gu...; Marina Santaella ...; Patricia Peso-Ech...; Jesús Vioque López; Eva Morales Barto...; Luis García-Marcos; Carmen Martínez-G...
• Keywords: Mediterranean Diet; Food frequency questionnaire

The Mediterranean diet represents one of the most studied dietary patterns, however, there is no single tool for measuring grade adherence and criteria to adapting these indices pregnant women. We characterized (MDA) women participating in NELA cohort identified sociodemographic determinants lifestyle habits associated with a higher risk low MDA. Maternal during gestation was assessed by validated Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) (n=665). estimated Relative Diet score (rMED), Alternative (aMED) Alternate Healthy Index-2010 (AHEI-2010). Multivariate regression models were performed identify factors each index. Mothers lower age more previous deliveries had greater probability MDA (P <0.05). Only, aMED index, mothers university education / or who practiced 2 hours per week sport activities <0.01). These results may be useful order design intervention strategies recommendation