Interplay Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet, Lipid Profile and Blood Pressure: a Comparative Survey Among Healthcare and Non-Healthcare Female Workers
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The study aims at testing the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet among health-workers, comparing this aspect to the extra-working physical activity, anthropometric measures and prevalence of cardiovascular, metabolic and neoplastic diseases previously diagnosed.
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Detailed Description
The study had a cross-sectional setting and included employees of both genders currently in service.
Baseline data collection was structured as follows:
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Clinical assessment and pathological history
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Anthropometric measurements;
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Haematochemical examinations;
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Screening to adherence to Med-Diet by using "MedDietScore" questionnaire
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Assessment of the Harvard Cancer Risk Index for the evaluation of risk factors, modifiable and not, of the most frequent oncological diseases in Italy (colon, lung, breast and prostate). The index provides an estimate of individual cancer risk and is not equivalent to a cancer diagnosis. In addition, the Harvard Cancer Risk Index itself can allow the doctor to advise the worker on useful measures to reduce it;
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International Physical Activity Questionnairre (IPAQ)
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Major anthropometric and haematochemical data also allow to obtain one of the most used risk indexes for cardiovascular diseases in the scientific literature the Framingham Score.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Healtcare workers Women who work as nurses or doctors in public hospitals of which anthropometric and haematochemical data have been collected. Workers were given a questionnaire for the evaluation of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet. |
Other: Observational
Evaluation of adherence to the Mediterranean diet through the administration of the Med Diet Score questionnaire.
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| Non-Healthcare workers Women who perform technical and managerial professions in a public administration body of which anthropometric and haematochemical data have been collected. Workers were given a questionnaire for the evaluation of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet. |
Other: Observational
Evaluation of adherence to the Mediterranean diet through the administration of the Med Diet Score questionnaire.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet greater control of circulating lipid levels [at Baseline]
Score of adherence (points)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Fasting plasma glucose [Baseline]
Fasting plasma glucose in mg/dl
- Serum insulin [Baseline]
Serum insulin microU/ml
- systolic blood pressure [Baseline]
systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
- diastolic blood pressure [Baseline]
diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
- Waist circumference [Baseline]
Waist circumference in centimeters
- BMI (Body Mass Index) [Baseline]
BMI in kilograms/(meters)2
- LDL-Cholesterol [Baseline]
LDL-Cholesterol in mg/dl
- Triglycerides [Baseline]
Triglyceridesin mg/dl
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Women of working age
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Level of education at least equal to Bachelor's degree
Exclusion Criteria:
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Men
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Women under 20 years old or over 65 years old
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Antonella Pipoli | Bari | Puglia | Italy | 70125 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University of Bari Aldo Moro
- Azienda Ospedaliera Specializzata in Gastroenterologia Saverio de Bellis
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
- D'Alessandro A, De Pergola G. Mediterranean diet pyramid: a proposal for Italian people. Nutrients. 2014 Oct 16;6(10):4302-16. doi: 10.3390/nu6104302. Review.
- Di Lorenzo L, Pipoli A, Manghisi NM, Clodoveo ML, Corbo F, De Pergola G, Sabbà C. Nutritional hazard analysis and critical control points at work (NACCPW): interdisciplinary assessment of subjective and metabolic work-related risk of the workers and their prevention. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Nov;71(7):902-908. doi: 10.1080/09637486.2020.1750572. Epub 2020 Apr 7.
- Juárez-Pérez CA, Aguilar-Madrid G, Haro-García LC, Gopar-Nieto R, Cabello-López A, Jiménez-Ramírez C, Aguado A, Martínez-Méndez LM, Chávez-Negrete A. Increased Cardiovascular Risk Using Atherogenic Index Measurement Among Healthcare Workers. Arch Med Res. 2015 Apr;46(3):233-9. doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2015.03.002. Epub 2015 Mar 19.
- Menotti A, Kromhout D, Blackburn H, Fidanza F, Buzina R, Nissinen A. Food intake patterns and 25-year mortality from coronary heart disease: cross-cultural correlations in the Seven Countries Study. The Seven Countries Study Research Group. Eur J Epidemiol. 1999 Jul;15(6):507-15.
- Panagiotakos DB, Pitsavos C, Stefanadis C. Dietary patterns: a Mediterranean diet score and its relation to clinical and biological markers of cardiovascular disease risk. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2006 Dec;16(8):559-68. Epub 2006 Feb 9.
- 10/2018