The mountainous Cretan dietary patterns and their relationship with cardiovascular risk factors: the Hellenic Isolated Cohorts MANOLIS study.

Auteur(s) :
Dedoussis G., Farmaki AE., Rayner NW., Matchan A., Spiliopoulou P., Gilly A., Kariakli V., Kiagiadaki C., Tsafantakis E., Zeggini E.
Date :
Déc, 2016
Source(s) :
Public health nutrition. # p1-12
Adresse :
1Department of Nutrition and Dietetics,School of Health Science and Education,Harokopio University,70 El Venizelou Avenue,17671 Athens,Greece.

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OBJECTIVE
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.

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