20.500.12556/DiRROS-20699 Relationship between Mediterranean diet adherence and body composition parameters in older adults from the Mediterranean region Abstract: In recent decades, the rapid spread of various communication media has led to changes in traditional eating habits. In the Mediterranean region, the classic (Mediterranean) dietary pattern has been lost as a result. This has led to a shift in eating habits towards unhealthy eating patterns, which in turn has resulted in an inadequate distribution of body composition. It is known that, among other things, the number of non-communicable diseases increases with the inadequate distribution of body composition. The aim of our study was to examine the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) of older adults in the Mediterranean region in relation to specific body composition parameters. This study included 521 older adults with a mean age of 69.6 ± 6.3 years. Body composition was measured using the BIA 101 Anniversary device (Akern s.r.l., Florence, Italy) and adherence to the MD was assessed using the MEDLIFE index questionnaire. This study found significant differences in body composition between males and females. The mean adherence to the MD was 17.0 ± 3.3 points among the participants and there was higher adherence in females (p = 0.002, ηp 2 = 0.019). A multiple linear regression was performed to assess the relationship between the body composition parameters and MD. Multiple linear regression models were significant for reactance, fat mass (%), fat-free mass (%), skeletal muscle index, and total body water (%), with specific individual MEDLIFE items such as the consumption of processed meat, meat, white meat, fruit, vegetables, olive oil and limiting snacks between meals. Moreover, promising correlations were found between certain MD characteristics and BIA parameters, but the overall health effects of the MD remain unclear. nutrition elderly body composition healthy ageing epidemiology prehrana starostniki telesna sestava zdravo staranje epidemiologija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik © 2024 by the authors Neznano 2024-10-28 11:27:57 2024-10-28 11:27:57 2024-12-10 11:59:10 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Soavtorji: Katarina Puš, Saša Pišot, Ana Cikač in Boštjan Šimunič; Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 24. 10. 2024; str. 1-10 iss. 21, [article no.] 3598 Vol. 16 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2024-10-23 612.395-053.9 2072-6643 10.3390/nu16213598 212862211 24_10_28_101_Teraz_212862211.pdf 24_10_28_101_Teraz_212862211.pdf 1 5DE2D014DF2A76B855EE71B31ABD99E4 b7e17a71131f0089f5afec0baeffd40cbbccc4c988ae9a9fa618923c8a8bf33c 8e7986db-9517-11ef-89f3-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=29170 https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/16/21/3598 1 4da74d7b-9517-11ef-89f3-001a4af901a5 https://dirros.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=29168 Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper / Centro di Ricerche Scientifiche Capodistria 0 0 0