Determination of Physical Activity Status and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Adults and Related Health Outcomes

A physically active life with adequate and balanced nutrition is essential for a healthy life. Unhealthy diet and being physically inactive are among the common risk factors that need to be corrected in order to maintain and improve health. The Mediterranean diet, first described by Angel Keys, is rich in plant foods such as grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, oilseeds and olives; The main source of added oils is olive oil; moderate-high consumption of fish and seafood, moderate-level consumption of eggs, poultry and dairy products, and low-level red meat; It is a nutrition model with moderate intake of wine / fermented beverages (such as turnip, grape juice). Preferring vegetable oils instead of animal fats, preferring fish instead of red meat consumption, preferring low-fat / fat-free milk and dairy products, limiting the intake of simple sugar and refined carbohydrates, fruit rich in fiber and antioxidants in the Mediterranean diet, which is shown as an example of healthy nutrition today. It is thought that this type of nutrition can prevent the formation of chronic diseases due to features such as increasing vegetable consumption.

Determining the nutritional status and physical activity levels of individuals and their associated health outcomes; It is very important in terms of determining the current situation and determining the priority problems that need to be solved.

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Key information

Conditions

Nutrition Behavior Body Weight Chronic Disease Disease Attributes Mediterranean Diet Motor Activity Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Obesity Overnutrition Overweight Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Physical Activity Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Gaziantep University

Şehitkamil, Gazi̇antep, 27060, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

A physically active life with adequate and balanced nutrition is essential for a healthy life. Unhealthy diet and being physically inactive are among the common risk factors that need to be corrected in order to maintain and improve health. In a cohort study of seven countries (USA, Finland, the Netherlands, Italy, the former Yugoslavia, Greece, and Japan) based on 25 years of follow-up and examining the relationship between dietary behaviors and mortality due to coronary heart disease, lower cardiovascular mortality rates were observed among participating countries in the Mediterranean region. . This has been attributed to traditional dietary behaviors such as high olive oil consumption in Greece, high fish consumption in Dalmatia (Croatia) and high vegetable consumption in Italy. Preferring vegetable oils instead of animal fats, preferring fish instead of red meat consumption, preferring low-fat/fat-free milk and dairy products, limiting simple sugar and refined carbohydrate intake, fruit rich in fiber and antioxidants in the Mediterranean diet, which is shown as an example of healthy nutrition today. It is thought that this type of nutrition can prevent the formation of chronic diseases due to the features such as increasing vegetable consumption. It is reported that low physical activity levels increase the risk of chronic diseases. Studies have shown that adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with lower BMI, total fat, and abdominal adiposity. It is also known that a decrease in body total fat rate is observed with physical activity. In addition, BMI values decrease with physical activity. With the changes in lifestyle habits in recent years, societies are moving away from the Mediterranean type of diet and becoming more and more sedentary. For this reason, it is very important to determine the current situation regarding the health outcomes related to the nutritional status and physical activity levels of the individuals, to determine the priority problems that need to be solved, and to raise the awareness of the society on this issue.

The aim of this study is to determine the adherence to the Mediterranean diet, physical activity status and related health outcomes of adult individuals who applied to the physical therapy outpatient clinic of a private hospital.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

be between the ages of 18-65 having applied to the physical therapy outpatient clinic voluntarily agree to participate in research

Exclusion criteria

be under the age of 18 be over 65

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire study

Other

Participants will be surveyed through face-to-face interviews.

Primary outcomes

Mediterranean Diet Compliance Scale (MEDAS)

Time frame: at baseline

The 14-item Mediterranean Diet Adaptation Scale (MEDAS) will be used to determine the adaptation status of individuals to the Mediterranean diet. In the scale of adaptation to the Mediterranean diet, there are a total of 14 questions, 12 of which are about food consumption frequency and 2 are about food consumption habits. The score given for each question is 0 or 1 point. Then the scores are summed and the score is evaluated as ≤5 (low agreement), 6-9 (moderate agreement) and ≥10 (high agreement).
International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

Time frame: at baseline

The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) will be used to examine physical activity status. According to the IPAQ form, in which daily activities are evaluated as sitting, walking, moderate and vigorous activities and questioning the activity status in the past week, individuals are grouped as inactive (<600met), minimally active (600-3000met) and active (>3000met) according to their IPAQ scores.
obesity

Time frame: at baseline

Body mass index will be calculated by taking the person's height and body weight information.

Waist and hip circumference measurements will also be made.
chronic disease

Time frame: at baseline

79 / 5000 Çeviri sonuçları Participants will be asked about the presence of a chronic disease diagnosed by the physician.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Gaziantep

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Aug 11, 2021
Registry last updated: Oct 20, 2021

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