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ArticleBMC public health2017

The EVIDENT diet quality index is associated with cardiovascular risk and arterial stiffness in adults.

Carmela Rodríguez-Martin, Rosario Alonso-Domínguez, María C Patino-Alonso, Manuel A Gómez-Marcos, José A Maderuelo-Fernández, Carlos Martin-Cantera, Luis García-Ortiz, José I Recio-Rodríguez, EVIDENT group

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Metabolically Healthy Obesity: Presence of Arterial Stiffness in the Prepubescent Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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  6. Metabolic and Vascular Effect of the Mediterranean Diet.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Carmela Rodríguez-MartinPrimary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Salamanca, Spain.
Rosario Alonso-DomínguezPrimary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Salamanca, Spain.
María C Patino-AlonsoDepartment of statistics, University of Salamanca, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Salamanca, Spain.
Manuel A Gómez-MarcosPrimary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Department of medicine, University of Salamanca, Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Salamanca, Spain.
José A Maderuelo-FernándezPrimary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Salamanca, Spain.
Carlos Martin-CanteraPasseig de Sant Joan Health Center, Catalan Health Service, Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Barcelona, Spain.
Luis García-OrtizPrimary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Department of biomedical and diagnostic sciences, University of Salamanca, Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Salamanca, Spain.
José I Recio-RodríguezPrimary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, Avda. Comuneros N° 27, 37003, Salamanca, Spain. donrecio@gmail.com.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to simplify information from food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) in a single parameter that allows for rapid identification of quality of patient diet and its relationship to cardiovascular risk and pulse wave velocity (PWV).

methodsThe sample from the EVIDENT study, consisting of 1553 subjects (aged 20-80 years) with no cardiovascular disease selected by random sampling among those attending primary care clinics, was used. The EVIDENT diet index (range 0-100) was calculated based on the results of a FFQ. Evaluation of dietary habits also included adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD). Cardiovascular risk was estimated, and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity was measured.

resultsMean subject age was 54.9 ± 13.8 years, and 60.3% of subjects were female. The mean value of the EVIDENT diet index was 52.1 ± 3.2 points. Subjects in the third tertile (the highest score) had the greatest adherence to MD and the highest energy intake, with greater amounts of carbohydrates, protein, and fiber. The best cut-off point of the EVIDENT diet index for predicting good adherence to the MD is 52.3 (0.71 sensitivity, 0.61 specificity). In a multiple regression analysis, after a complete adjustment, it was estimated that for each one-point increase in the EVIDENT diet index, cardiovascular risk (CVR), blood-pressure, waist circumference, and PWV decreased by 0.14, 0.43, 0.24, and 0.09 respectively (p < 0.05, all).

conclusionsThe diet quality index developed is associated to CVR and its components, and also with arterial stiffness, as measured with PWV. This index is also a good predictor of adherence to MD.

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DietDiet RecordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlood Flow VelocityCardiovascular DiseasesCarotid ArteriesFemaleFemoral ArteryHumansMaleMiddle AgedPulse Wave AnalysisRegression AnalysisRisk FactorsDiet, MediterraneanFood habitsRisk factorsVascular stiffness

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PMCPMC5385012

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