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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet decreases the risk of stroke in the Lebanese population: a case-control study.
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- Impact of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on stroke risk.GeroScience · 2025Pooled it
- Stroke burden in North Africa and the Middle East, 1990-2021: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- Anxiety and depression one year after the first stroke among Lebanese survivors: proportions, changes, and predictors.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Determinants for Mediterranean diet adherence beyond the boundaries: a cross-sectional study from Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Article
- Eating Behaviors, Lifestyle, and Ischemic Stroke: A Lebanese Case-Control Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Inverse Association Between the Mediterranean Diet and COVID-19 Risk in Lebanon: A Case-Control Study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to assess adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MeD) and the risk of stroke in the Lebanese population.
methodsA hospital based case-control study was conducted in Lebanon between January 1
resultsAround 205 stroke cases and 445 hospitalized stroke-free patients were included in this study. In the total study sample, the MeD had a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 11 points with a median of 7 points. Stroke patients had a lower MeD median compared to controls (6 vs 8 points). Around 29.5% of the total sample had a MeD score within the first quartile (52.3% of them had a stroke) and 24% of all included subjects scored within the last quartile (7% of them hospitalized for stroke) (p<0.001). The higher the adherence to MeD the lower the risk of stroke. High adherence to MeD was associated with a decreased risk of stroke, OR 0.1 (95%CI, 0.04-0.24; p<0.001).
conclusionsHigher adherence to MeD significantly decreases the risk of stroke in the Lebanese population. Good lifestyle choices are encouraged in order to prevent many vascular diseases including stroke.
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