Association between Diet-Quality Scores, Adiposity, Total Cholesterol and Markers of Nutritional Status in European Adults : Findings from the Food4Me Study
Diet-quality scores (DQS), which are developed across the globe, are used to define adherence to specific eating patterns and have been associated with risk of coronary heart disease and type-II diabetes. We explored the association between five diet-quality scores (Healthy Eating Index, HEI; Alternate Healthy Eating Index, AHEI; MedDietScore, MDS; PREDIMED Mediterranean Diet Score, P-MDS; Dutch Healthy Diet-Index, DHDI) and markers of metabolic health (anthropometry, objective physical activity levels (PAL), and dried blood spot total cholesterol (TC), total carotenoids, and omega-3 index) in the Food4Me cohort, using regression analysis. Dietary intake was assessed using a validated Food Frequency Questionnaire. Participants (n = 1480) were adults recruited from seven European Union (EU) countries. Overall, women had higher HEI and AHEI than men (p < 0.05), and scores varied significantly between countries. For all DQS, higher scores were associated with lower body mass index, lower waist-to-height ratio and waist circumference, and higher total carotenoids and omega-3-index (p trends < 0.05). Higher HEI, AHEI, DHDI, and P-MDS scores were associated with increased daily PAL, moderate and vigorous activity, and reduced sedentary behaviour (p trend < 0.05). We observed no association between DQS and TC. To conclude, higher DQS, which reflect better dietary patterns, were associated with markers of better nutritional status and metabolic health.
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Uncontrolled Keywords | Diet scores; Dried blood spots; Dutch healthy diet index; Healthy eating index; Mediterranean diet score; Metabolic health; Nutritional biomarkers; Personalized nutrition; Health Status Disparities; Nutritive Value; Anthropometry; Healthy Diet; Humans; Middle Aged; Male; Nutrition Assessment; Young Adult; Adiposity; Cholesterol/blood; Adult; Biomarkers/blood; Female; Surveys and Questionnaires; Nutritional Status; Europe; Feeding Behavior; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Behavior; Adolescent; Aged |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all) > Food Science Nursing(all) > Nutrition and Dietetics |
Date Deposited | 26 Jul 2024 12:36 |
Last Modified | 26 Jul 2024 12:36 |
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