Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children?
ObjectiveThe Mediterranean diet (MD) contributes to preventing numerous chronic diseases and has benefits on cognitive development. Adherence to the MD is associated with sleep quality and duration in adults and adolescents, but this association seems to have been little investigated in primary-scho...
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| author | Alessandra Buja Giulia Grotto Chiara Zampieri Simona Fortunata Mafrici Claudia Cozzolino Tatjana Baldovin Filippo Brocadello Vincenzo Baldo |
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| description | ObjectiveThe Mediterranean diet (MD) contributes to preventing numerous chronic diseases and has benefits on cognitive development. Adherence to the MD is associated with sleep quality and duration in adults and adolescents, but this association seems to have been little investigated in primary-school children. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to verify whether good sleep duration was associated with adherence to the MD.DesignThe study enrolled a sample of Italian primary school children. Their mothers were asked to answer an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire investigating the children's adherence to the MD (using the KidMed score) and variables related to their lifestyles, behavioral traits and socio-economic factors. Logistic regression models were developed to analyze the association between adherence to the MD, entered as the dependent variable, and adequacy of sleep duration.SettingPrimary schools in Padova, Italy.Subjects267 Italian 6-year-olds in their first year of primary school.ResultsThe multivariate analysis showed an association between adherence to the MD and hours of sleep: for children with a good sleep duration, the odds ratio of a poor-to-moderate adherence to the MD was 0.282 (95% CI, 0.109–0.681, p < 0.05).ConclusionEnsuring an adequate sleep duration may be an important strategy for enhancing adherence to the MD. Sleep and dietary education should be included in future health promotion programs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-66ff6651b1b64186ac72ac2214f4cce92022-12-22T02:38:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602022-11-011010.3389/fped.2022.959643959643Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children?Alessandra Buja0Giulia Grotto1Chiara Zampieri2Simona Fortunata Mafrici3Claudia Cozzolino4Tatjana Baldovin5Filippo Brocadello6Vincenzo Baldo7Department of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, ItalySurgical Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyAffidea Poliambulatorio Morgagni, Padova, ItalyDepartment of Cardiological, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, and Public Health, University of Padova, Padova, ItalyObjectiveThe Mediterranean diet (MD) contributes to preventing numerous chronic diseases and has benefits on cognitive development. Adherence to the MD is associated with sleep quality and duration in adults and adolescents, but this association seems to have been little investigated in primary-school children. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to verify whether good sleep duration was associated with adherence to the MD.DesignThe study enrolled a sample of Italian primary school children. Their mothers were asked to answer an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire investigating the children's adherence to the MD (using the KidMed score) and variables related to their lifestyles, behavioral traits and socio-economic factors. Logistic regression models were developed to analyze the association between adherence to the MD, entered as the dependent variable, and adequacy of sleep duration.SettingPrimary schools in Padova, Italy.Subjects267 Italian 6-year-olds in their first year of primary school.ResultsThe multivariate analysis showed an association between adherence to the MD and hours of sleep: for children with a good sleep duration, the odds ratio of a poor-to-moderate adherence to the MD was 0.282 (95% CI, 0.109–0.681, p < 0.05).ConclusionEnsuring an adequate sleep duration may be an important strategy for enhancing adherence to the MD. Sleep and dietary education should be included in future health promotion programs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.959643/fullsleepnutritionchildrenlifestylesMediterranean diet |
| spellingShingle | Alessandra Buja Giulia Grotto Chiara Zampieri Simona Fortunata Mafrici Claudia Cozzolino Tatjana Baldovin Filippo Brocadello Vincenzo Baldo Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children? Frontiers in Pediatrics sleep nutrition children lifestyles Mediterranean diet |
| title | Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children? |
| title_full | Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children? |
| title_fullStr | Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children? |
| title_short | Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary-school children? |
| title_sort | is adherence to the mediterranean diet associated with good sleep duration in primary school children |
| topic | sleep nutrition children lifestyles Mediterranean diet |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.959643/full |
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