Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Health-Related Quality of Life during Pregnancy: Is the Mediterranean Diet Beneficial in Non-Mediterranean Countries?

Flor-Alemany, MartaUniv Granada, Spain; Sport & Hlth Univ Res Inst iMUDS, Spain (författare)

Funding Agencies|Regional Ministry of Health of the Junta de Andaluca
This study aimed to examine the association of Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence and MD components with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in pregnant women from Spain and Sweden. A total of 138 pregnant women from Spain (age: 32.9 +/- 4.6 years old) and 302 pregnant women from Sweden (age: 31.3 +/- 4.1 years old) were included. MD adherence was assessed with the Mediterranean food pattern (i.e., a MD index) at the 14-16th gestational weeks. HRQoL was assessed with the Spanish and Swedish versions of the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36 and RAND-36, respectively) at the 14-16th and 34-37th gestational weeks. A greater MD adherence was associated with better physical functioning, bodily pain, vitality, emotional role, and mental health in cross-sectional associations (2nd trimester) in the Spanish sample (all p < 0.05). Furthermore, a greater MD adherence was associated with lower bodily pain in both Spanish and Swedish samples (both p < 0.05) in the 3rd trimester. The associations of MD adherence with pain seem to be explained by a greater intake of fiber, fish, fruits, nuts, and legumes (all p < 0.05). A greater MD adherence, driven by a higher intake of fiber, fish, fruits, nuts, and legumes, was associated with lower pain throughout pregnancy in both Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean populations.

Sandborg, JohannaKarolinska Inst, Sweden (författare)
Migueles, Jairo H.Univ Granada, Spain (författare)
Söderström, EmmieLinköpings universitet,Avdelningen för samhälle och hälsa,Medicinska fakulteten(Swepub:liu)emmso15 (författare)
Henstrom, MariaKarolinska Inst, Sweden (författare)
Marin-Jimenez, NuriaSport & Hlth Univ Res Inst iMUDS, Spain; Univ Cadiz, Spain (författare)
Baena-Garcia, LauraSport & Hlth Univ Res Inst iMUDS, Spain; Univ Granada, Spain; Inst Invest Biosanitaria ibs, Spain (författare)
Aparicio, Virginia A.Univ Granada, Spain; Sport & Hlth Univ Res Inst iMUDS, Spain (författare)
Lof, MarieKarolinska Institutet,Karolinska Inst, Sweden (författare)
Univ Granada, Spain; Sport & Hlth Univ Res Inst iMUDS, SpainKarolinska Inst, Sweden (creator_code:org_t)

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