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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Cyprus and its relationship to multi-morbidity: an epidemiological study.
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- Plant-Based Diets and Risk of Multimorbidity: The Health and Retirement Study.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Exploring the Relationship between Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being among Greek and Cypriot Adults.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Nutrient intake and risk of multimorbidity: a prospective cohort study of 25,389 women.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet during Pregnancy: Associations with Sociodemographic and Anthropometric Parameters, Perinatal Outcomes, and Breastfeeding Practices.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- The association between dietary intake of macro- and micronutrients and multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study in Cyprus.Journal of nutritional science · 2023Article
- Small-Area Geographic and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Colorectal Cancer in Cyprus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet: Impact of Geographical Location of the Observations.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Diet Quality and Incident Non-Communicable Disease in the 1946-1951 Cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in the adult general population of Cyprus and assess its relationship with multi-morbidity.
designA representative sample of the adult population of Cyprus was selected in 2018-2019 using stratified sampling. Demographics, Mediterranean diet, smoking and physical activity, as well as the presence of chronic, clinical and mental conditions, were collected using a validated questionnaire. Diseases were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
settingThe five government-controlled municipalities of the Republic of Cyprus.
participantsA total of 1140 Cypriot men and women over 18 years.
resultsThe average Mediterranean diet score was 15·5 ± 4·0 with males and residents of rural regions being more adherent to the Mediterranean diet compared with females and residents of urban regions (P < 0·05). Being in the higher tertile of adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with lower odds of multi-morbidity compared with the lower tertile, and this result was statistically significant even after adjusting for age, gender, smoking habits and physical activity (OR = 0·68, 95 % CI 0·46, 0·99).
conclusionsThe study provides evidence of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Cypriot population and its association with multi-morbidity. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with lower risk of multi-morbidity. Future research would attempt to replicate such results that could add solid pieces of evidence towards meeting some criteria of causality and severity tests; hence, prevention programmes and practice guidelines in Cyprus and elsewhere should take into account those beneficial effects.
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