Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) of the pregnant women
Introduction: This study aimed to determine pregnant women's nutritional status and habits in the middle and low-income groups and the level of compliance with the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet supports healthy fetal growth and development by providing sufficient nutrients for preg...
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| author | Fatih Sırıken Arif Aktuğ Ertekin Bengü Depboylu Ayla Gülden Pekcan Emre Zafer Hakan Öztürk |
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| description | Introduction: This study aimed to determine pregnant women's nutritional status and habits in the middle and low-income groups and the level of compliance with the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet supports healthy fetal growth and development by providing sufficient nutrients for pregnant women and protecting against the development of obstetrical pathologies.
Materials and Methods: One hundred and thirty-two pregnant women aged 17-45 were included. The demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements, systolic blood pressure, fasting, and postprandial blood glucose values were noted.24-hour recall was determined and The Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) developed by Gerber et al. was used to assess nutritional status. Nutritional habits and food attitude changes during gestation were recorded.
Results: Overall, 15.2% of the pregnant women had good, 54.5% had medium-good, and %29.5 had medium-poor adherence to MDQI. The dietary macronutrient intakes were close to the daily dietary recommended intakes (DRI); however, micronutrient intakes were below the recommendations. Pre-pregnancy mean BMI was found to be 26.4 kg/m2.
Conclusions: According to the mean pre-pregnant BMI, the pregnant women were overweight, and their adherence to the Mediterranean diet needed to be improved. General measures should be taken to improve pregnant women's diets and micronutrient intakes, even in the Mediterranean countries where this diet is the daily nutrition habit of local inhabitant pregnant women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-133e10abff274fa1bb4aecc46f5702c82023-07-12T09:36:25ZengEmergency Department of Hospital San Pedro (Logroño, Spain)Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine2695-50752023-06-0153110117https://doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2023.0021Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) of the pregnant womenFatih Sırıken0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5119-8772Arif Aktuğ Ertekin1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2401-6616Bengü Depboylu2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9777-2917Ayla Gülden Pekcan3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2037-3037Emre Zafer4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2401-6616Hakan Öztürk5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8112-4934Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Research and Training Hospital, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Aydın, TurkeyÜsküdar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Aydın, TurkeyHasan Kalyoncu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Gaziantep, TurkeyAydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aydın, TurkeyAydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Aydın, TurkeyIntroduction: This study aimed to determine pregnant women's nutritional status and habits in the middle and low-income groups and the level of compliance with the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet supports healthy fetal growth and development by providing sufficient nutrients for pregnant women and protecting against the development of obstetrical pathologies. Materials and Methods: One hundred and thirty-two pregnant women aged 17-45 were included. The demographic characteristics and anthropometric measurements, systolic blood pressure, fasting, and postprandial blood glucose values were noted.24-hour recall was determined and The Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) developed by Gerber et al. was used to assess nutritional status. Nutritional habits and food attitude changes during gestation were recorded. Results: Overall, 15.2% of the pregnant women had good, 54.5% had medium-good, and %29.5 had medium-poor adherence to MDQI. The dietary macronutrient intakes were close to the daily dietary recommended intakes (DRI); however, micronutrient intakes were below the recommendations. Pre-pregnancy mean BMI was found to be 26.4 kg/m2. Conclusions: According to the mean pre-pregnant BMI, the pregnant women were overweight, and their adherence to the Mediterranean diet needed to be improved. General measures should be taken to improve pregnant women's diets and micronutrient intakes, even in the Mediterranean countries where this diet is the daily nutrition habit of local inhabitant pregnant women.https://doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2023.0021pregnancynutritionmediterranean diet quality index |
| spellingShingle | Fatih Sırıken Arif Aktuğ Ertekin Bengü Depboylu Ayla Gülden Pekcan Emre Zafer Hakan Öztürk Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) of the pregnant women Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine pregnancy nutrition mediterranean diet quality index |
| title | Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) of the pregnant women |
| title_full | Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) of the pregnant women |
| title_fullStr | Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) of the pregnant women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) of the pregnant women |
| title_short | Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (MDQI) of the pregnant women |
| title_sort | mediterranean diet quality index mdqi of the pregnant women |
| topic | pregnancy nutrition mediterranean diet quality index |
| url | https://doi.org/10.53986/ibjm.2023.0021 |
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