Does Mediterranean Adequacy Index Correlate with Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease? An Exploratory Study

Autor: Andreana De Mauri, Deborah Carrera, Matteo Vidali, Marco Bagnati, Roberta Rolla, Sergio Riso, Doriana Chiarinotti, Massimo Torreggiani
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nutrients; Volume 14; Issue 9; Pages: 1687
ISSN: 2072-6643
Popis: The Mediterranean Diet (MD) is a healthy dietary pattern, demonstrated to reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, and early death. The Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI) is used to measure adherence to the MD in perspective studies in the general population and correlates with cardiovascular events. The aim of this study was to calculate the MAI among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and correlate it with traditional uremic, microbiota-derived, and proatherogenic toxins as well as nutritional status, quality of life, and cardiovascular events. A total of 60 adult patients with advanced CKD were enrolled and their MAI was calculated. According to the median value, patients were divided into lower (l-MAI
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