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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Farzinmehr, Somaye
• Hosseini, Samaneh
• Kamali, Hoda
• Moghadasi, Abdorreza Naser
• Poursadeghfard, Maryam
• Sharifi, Mohammad Hossein

Titel

Association of self-reported adherence to the Mediterranean diet with anthropometric indices, comorbidities, and degree of disability in patients with multiple sclerosis

Ist Teil von

• Multiple sclerosis and related disorders, 2022-10, Vol.66, p.104060-104060, Article 104060

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier B.V

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •Iranian patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) showed moderate compliance with the Mediterranean diet.•The score of adherence to the Mediterranean diet did not show significant relationship with varied levels of disability.•Low adherence to the Mediterranean diet in underweight, normal, and overweight patients was significantly higher than in obese patients. One of the important challenges in the treatment of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is determining the effective factors in the treatment of MS, including dietary adherence. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean diet with anthropometric indices and the expanded disability status scale (EDSS) scores in patients with MS. The present multicenter and cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with clinically definite MS (according to the 2017 revised McDonald criteria) who were referred to the MS clinics at medical centers affiliated to Shiraz and Tehran Universities of Medical Sciences during 2019. Disease phenotype, EDSS, waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and comorbidities were assessed. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was measured with a 14-item modified Mediterranean Diet Adherence Questionnaire. In this questionnaire, a score of 0–5 indicates low adherence, a score of 6–9 shows moderate adherence, and a score of 10 and above demonstrates high adherence (healthy eating pattern). This study was performed on 478 patients with a mean age of 37.99 ± 9.60 years, out of which 352 patients (73.6%) were female. The percentage of low, medium, and high adherence to the Mediterranean diet in patients with MS was 26.4%, 64%, and 9.6%, respectively. The difference in the level of education between the groups based on adherence to the Mediterranean diet was statistically significant. Low adherence to the Mediterranean diet in underweight, normal, and overweight patients was, respectively, 1.31, 1.32, and 2.29 times higher than in obese patients. This increased risk was only significant in overweight patients (P = 0.019). The results revealed that the score of adherence to the Mediterranean diet had no significant relationship with mild (2.86 ± 2.18), moderate (2.76 ± 2.16), and severe (2.70 ± 2.02) levels of disability. The level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Iranian patients with MS was moderate. This level was associated with BMI, such that low adherence to the Mediterranean diet was higher in overweight patients than obese patients.