Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals
Abstract Background Diet quality indices address the diet’s complexity and are calculated by a combination of foods and/or nutrients which together represent a dietary pattern. The current study analysed the relationship between the common carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT), the presence o...
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| author | Jose I. Recio-Rodriguez Irene A. Garcia-Yu Rosario Alonso-Dominguez José A. Maderuelo-Fernandez Maria C. Patino-Alonso Cristina Agudo-Conde Natalia Sanchez-Aguadero Rafel Ramos Ruth Marti Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos Luis Garcia-Ortiz |
| author_facet | Jose I. Recio-Rodriguez Irene A. Garcia-Yu Rosario Alonso-Dominguez José A. Maderuelo-Fernandez Maria C. Patino-Alonso Cristina Agudo-Conde Natalia Sanchez-Aguadero Rafel Ramos Ruth Marti Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos Luis Garcia-Ortiz |
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| description | Abstract Background Diet quality indices address the diet’s complexity and are calculated by a combination of foods and/or nutrients which together represent a dietary pattern. The current study analysed the relationship between the common carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT), the presence of plaque and the carotid target organ damage (cTOD) with the diet quality assessed through the Diet Quality Index (DQI) questionnaire in a Spanish adult population. Methods A cross-sectional study. The target population comprised of 500 individuals aged between 35 to 74 years who had intermediate cardiovascular risk. The diet was evaluated by DQI which included beneficial and detrimental foods scored 3, 2 or 1. The total possible score ranges from 18 (the lowest quality) to 54 (the highest quality). Carotid ultrasound was used to assess the cIMT, the presence of plaque and the cTOD. Results Among the 500 participants (mean age 60.3 ± 8.4 years), 54.4% were male. DQI mean was 40.08 ± 2.79, with no differences between men and women. The cIMT was lower in women (p = 0.002) and 16.6% of the participants presented plaque. No significant association was found between DQI and cIMT after adjusting by age and sex, and other confounders (p = 0.690). The logistic regression analysis showed no association of DQI with thickened cIMT (p = 0.890), the presence of plaques (p = 0.799) or cTOD (p = 0.942). Conclusions The diet quality index was not associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in this Spanish population at intermediate risk of cardiovascular disease. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov; Identifier: NCT01428934 . |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbf14ed00250426190098adbf37a9e092022-12-21T21:43:44ZengBMCNutrition Journal1475-28912017-07-011611810.1186/s12937-017-0266-1Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individualsJose I. Recio-Rodriguez0Irene A. Garcia-Yu1Rosario Alonso-Dominguez2José A. Maderuelo-Fernandez3Maria C. Patino-Alonso4Cristina Agudo-Conde5Natalia Sanchez-Aguadero6Rafel Ramos7Ruth Marti8Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez9Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos10Luis Garcia-Ortiz11Primary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP), Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy (University of Salamanca)Department of Preventive Medicine, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de SalamancaPrimary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP)Primary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP)Department of Statistics, University of Salamanca, Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP)Primary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP)Primary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP)Research Unit Family Medicine, Jordi Gol Institute for Primary Care Research (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Translab Research Group, Medical Sciences Department, School of Medicine, University of Girona, Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Dr. Trueta University HospitalResearch Unit Family Medicine, Jordi Gol Institute for Primary Care Research (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Translab Research Group, Medical Sciences Department, School of Medicine, University of Girona, Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Dr. Trueta University HospitalPrimary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP)Primary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Department of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP)Primary Care Research Unit, The Alamedilla Health Center, Castilla and León Health Service (SACYL), Biomedical Research Institute of Salamanca (IBSAL), Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Salamanca, Spanish Network for Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (redIAPP)Abstract Background Diet quality indices address the diet’s complexity and are calculated by a combination of foods and/or nutrients which together represent a dietary pattern. The current study analysed the relationship between the common carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT), the presence of plaque and the carotid target organ damage (cTOD) with the diet quality assessed through the Diet Quality Index (DQI) questionnaire in a Spanish adult population. Methods A cross-sectional study. The target population comprised of 500 individuals aged between 35 to 74 years who had intermediate cardiovascular risk. The diet was evaluated by DQI which included beneficial and detrimental foods scored 3, 2 or 1. The total possible score ranges from 18 (the lowest quality) to 54 (the highest quality). Carotid ultrasound was used to assess the cIMT, the presence of plaque and the cTOD. Results Among the 500 participants (mean age 60.3 ± 8.4 years), 54.4% were male. DQI mean was 40.08 ± 2.79, with no differences between men and women. The cIMT was lower in women (p = 0.002) and 16.6% of the participants presented plaque. No significant association was found between DQI and cIMT after adjusting by age and sex, and other confounders (p = 0.690). The logistic regression analysis showed no association of DQI with thickened cIMT (p = 0.890), the presence of plaques (p = 0.799) or cTOD (p = 0.942). Conclusions The diet quality index was not associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in this Spanish population at intermediate risk of cardiovascular disease. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov; Identifier: NCT01428934 .http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-017-0266-1Carotid artery diseasesFood habitsDiet, Mediterranean |
| spellingShingle | Jose I. Recio-Rodriguez Irene A. Garcia-Yu Rosario Alonso-Dominguez José A. Maderuelo-Fernandez Maria C. Patino-Alonso Cristina Agudo-Conde Natalia Sanchez-Aguadero Rafel Ramos Ruth Marti Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos Luis Garcia-Ortiz Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals Nutrition Journal Carotid artery diseases Food habits Diet, Mediterranean |
| title | Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals |
| title_full | Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals |
| title_fullStr | Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals |
| title_short | Diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals |
| title_sort | diet quality and carotid atherosclerosis in intermediate cardiovascular risk individuals |
| topic | Carotid artery diseases Food habits Diet, Mediterranean |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-017-0266-1 |
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