Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Health-Related Quality of Life during Pregnancy: Is the Mediterranean Diet Beneficial in Non-Mediterranean Countries?

Autor: Flor-Alemany M; Department of Physiology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.; Biomedical Research Centre (CIBM), Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INYTA), University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.; Sport and Health University Research Institute (IMUDS), 18007 Granada, Spain., Sandborg J; Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, 14152 Huddinge, Sweden., Migueles JH; PROFITH 'Promoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain., Söderström E; Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping, Sweden., Henström M; Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, 14152 Huddinge, Sweden., Marín-Jiménez N; Sport and Health University Research Institute (IMUDS), 18007 Granada, Spain.; GALENO Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cádiz, 11519 Cadiz, Spain., Baena-García L; Sport and Health University Research Institute (IMUDS), 18007 Granada, Spain.; Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (IBS), 18012 Granada, Spain., Aparicio VA; Department of Physiology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.; Biomedical Research Centre (CIBM), Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INYTA), University of Granada, 18016 Granada, Spain.; Sport and Health University Research Institute (IMUDS), 18007 Granada, Spain., Löf M; Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, 14152 Huddinge, Sweden.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nutrients [Nutrients] 2024 Mar 01; Vol. 16 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 01.
DOI: 10.3390/nu16050718
Abstrakt: This study aimed to examine the association of Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence and MD components with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in pregnant women from Spain and Sweden. A total of 138 pregnant women from Spain (age: 32.9 ± 4.6 years old) and 302 pregnant women from Sweden (age: 31.3 ± 4.1 years old) were included. MD adherence was assessed with the Mediterranean food pattern (i.e., a MD index) at the 14-16th gestational weeks. HRQoL was assessed with the Spanish and Swedish versions of the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36 and RAND-36, respectively) at the 14-16th and 34-37th gestational weeks. A greater MD adherence was associated with better physical functioning, bodily pain, vitality, emotional role, and mental health in cross-sectional associations (2nd trimester) in the Spanish sample (all p < 0.05). Furthermore, a greater MD adherence was associated with lower bodily pain in both Spanish and Swedish samples (both p < 0.05) in the 3rd trimester. The associations of MD adherence with pain seem to be explained by a greater intake of fiber, fish, fruits, nuts, and legumes (all p < 0.05). A greater MD adherence, driven by a higher intake of fiber, fish, fruits, nuts, and legumes, was associated with lower pain throughout pregnancy in both Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean populations.
Databáze: MEDLINE