The Effect of a Program to Improve Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet on Cardiometabolic Parameters in 7034 Spanish Workers

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(7), P. 1082 - 1082

Published: April 7, 2024

Background: Cardiovascular and metabolic diseases include a large group of pathologies constitute one the most serious chronic health problems facing 21st century, with high rates morbidity mortality worldwide. Unhealthy diets influence development these pathologies. The Mediterranean diet can be an important part in treatment diseases. objective this study was to assess effect program that aims increase adherence on improvement different cardiometabolic risk parameters. Methods: A prospective intervention carried out 7034 Spanish workers. Prior intervention, 22 scales were evaluated. Participants informed both orally writing characteristics benefits given website Ministry Health, Consumption Social Welfare Spain, which provides advice nutrition. Adherence reinforced by sending monthly SMS their mobile phones. After six months follow-up, re-evaluated changes. Means standard deviations calculated using Student’s t test analyse quantitative variables. Prevalence Chi-square when variables qualitative. Results: All studied decreased after implementing improve enhance diet. number losses sample very low, standing at 4.31%. Conclusions: is effective reducing all cardiovascular mean values prevalence analysed led lower implementation We observed significant positive difference age sexes. have obtained insulin resistance index, especially SPISE-IR data we not found previous publications. Easy access Internet new information communication technologies facilitate reduce losses.

Language: Английский

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The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Based on Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits in Healthcare Workers: A Retrospective Study

Life, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1), P. 81 - 81

Published: Jan. 10, 2025

Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and hypertriglyceridemic waist (HTW) are two multifactorial pathological conditions that have been increasing in prevalence worldwide. The objective of this study was to evaluate how various sociodemographic variables healthy habits associated with the presence or absence MetS HTW. Methodology: This employed a mixed-methods approach, consisting retrospective longitudinal cross-sectional descriptive study, analyzing 44,939 healthcare workers MS HTW across four professional categories relationship between age, sex, smoking, physical activity, adherence Mediterranean diet using three diagnostic criteria. Descriptive analysis included categorical quantitative variables, which were assessed through frequencies, Student's t-test, chi-square, binary logistic regression models. Logistic Cohen's kappa used associations concordances. Age, lack activity showed strongest (OR: 2.65-2.84). results highlight importance other factors metabolic prevention. Results: most strongly evaluated odds ratios revealed significant values: age (9.07-13.71 for 13.42 HTW), sex (2.82-3.31 3.72 (2.65-2.84 2.40 HTW). Conclusions: risk developing among personnel is influenced by lifestyle habits, highest ORs observed nursing assistants orderlies. Future research delves deeper into causal severity will improve understanding facilitate development preventive activities reduce their incidence.

Language: Английский

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Risk of Insulin Resistance in 44,939 Spanish Healthcare Workers: Association with Sociodemographic Variables and Healthy Habits

Diseases, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(2), P. 33 - 33

Published: Jan. 27, 2025

Introduction: Insulin resistance (IR) is a highly prevalent pathophysiological entity implicated in the development of wide variety metabolic, cardiovascular, and endocrine disorders. The aim this study to assess association between sociodemographic variables healthy habits with IR risk scales. Methodology: This dual study, incorporating both longitudinal-retrospective cross-sectional designs, analyzed healthcare workers across four professional categories (physicians, nurses, technicians, auxiliary personnel). It examined age, sex, category, smoking status, physical activity, adherence Mediterranean diet elevated scores on insulin Results: All were associated presence values scales, activity showing strongest (reflected odds ratio values). Conclusions: profile an individual higher presenting scales would be elderly male health worker who smoker physically inactive, low diet.

Language: Английский

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Body Fat and Visceral Fat Values in Spanish Healthcare Workers: Associated Variables

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 649 - 649

Published: Feb. 11, 2025

Excessive body adiposity is a significant public health challenge on global scale. This study aimed to investigate the association between various sociodemographic factors and healthy lifestyle habits presence or absence of elevated levels. Two studies were conducted, retrospective longitudinal cross-sectional descriptive study. The analysis included 44,939 healthcare workers, categorised into four professional groups, explore relationship age, sex, smoking, physical activity, adherence Mediterranean diet adiposity, assessed as fat (BF) visceral (VF) Descriptive statistics encompassed categorical quantitative variables, analysed using frequencies, Student's t-tests, chi-square tests, multinomial logistic regression models. Associations, concordances, correlations further examined Cohen's Pearson's kappa coefficients. Age, activity most strongly associated with BF VF Odds ratios (ORs) indicated following associations: individuals aged 60 years older exhibited ORs 6.71 (95% CI: 5.68-7.74) for 12.18 10.01-14.26) VF; male sex was 2.21 2.06-2.36) 12.51 11.29-13.74) VF. Sedentary behaviour linked 3.69 3.41-3.97) 4.20 3.78-4.63) Among professionals, nursing assistants orderlies demonstrated highest levels adipose tissue accumulation. Elevated among personnel are significantly by factors, pronounced risk observed in orderlies. Further research focusing causal relationships behaviours this population will provide valuable insights support design targeted preventive strategies mitigate its prevalence.

Language: Английский

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Relationship Between Metabolic Age Determined by Bioimpedance and Insulin Resistance Risk Scales in Spanish Workers

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(6), P. 945 - 945

Published: March 8, 2025

Introduction: Metabolic age (MA) is the difference between an individual’s actual and of their body based on physiological biological factors. It indicator that reflects a person’s physical state, regardless chronological age. Insulin resistance (IR) health disorder in which tissues exhibit reduced response to circulating glucose uptake stimulated by insulin. Objective: The aim this study evaluate association MA, determined through bioelectrical impedance analysis, risk IR, assessed using validated scales, cohort Spanish workers. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional was conducted 8590 workers assess MA set sociodemographic variables, habits, IR scales such as Triglyceride–Glucose Index (TyG Index), Score for Resistance (METS-IR), Single Point Sensitivity Estimator (SPISE). Results: All analyzed variables were associated with values, strongest associations observed scale values (OR 4.88 [95% CI 4.12–5.65] METS-IR, 4.42 3.70–5.15] SPISE, 3.42 2.97–3.87] TyG Index) activity. Conclusions: influenced age, sex, social class; habits smoking, activity, adherence Mediterranean diet; values.

Language: Английский

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Usefulness of the Córdoba Equation for Estimating Body Fat When Determining the Level of Risk of Developing Diabetes Type 2 or Prediabetes

Medicina, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 61(4), P. 613 - 613

Published: March 27, 2025

Background and Objectives: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) prediabetes represent major global health concerns, with obesity being a key risk factor. However, recent evidence suggests that the adipose tissue composition distribution play more critical role in metabolic dysfunction than total body weight or mass index (BMI). This study evaluates predictive capacity of Córdoba Equation for Estimating Body Fat (ECORE-BF) identifying individuals at high developing T2D prediabetes. Materials Methods: A cross-sectional was carried out involving 418,343 Spanish workers. fat percentage estimated using ECORE-BF equation, assessed validated models, including Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC), QDiabetes score (QD-score), others. The discriminatory power predicting receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. Results: showed strong correlation high-risk classifications across all scales. area under ROC (AUC) exceeded 0.95 both men women, demonstrating accuracy. Conclusions: Adipose distribution, particularly visceral adiposity, is central factor dysfunction. provides cost-effective alternative large-scale assessment. Future research should explore impact reduction on prevention integration estimation scales into clinical public strategies.

Language: Английский

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Association Between Alcohol Consumption, Other Healthy Habits and Sociodemographic Variables and the Values of Different Insulin Resistance Risk Scales in 139,634 Spanish Workers

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(8), P. 921 - 921

Published: April 17, 2025

Background: Alcohol consumption is a major public health concern, influencing metabolic and insulin resistance (IR). While moderate alcohol intake has been associated with potential benefits, excessive linked to IR related disorders. This study examines the association between sociodemographic variables, habits, risk using validated indices. Methods: A dual-phase was conducted, including cross-sectional analysis of 139,634 Spanish workers retrospective longitudinal follow-up 40,431 participants (2009–2019). Data on factors (age, sex socioeconomic status) habits (smoking, consumption, diet physical activity) were collected through standardized occupational assessments. assessed Triglyceride-Glucose Index (TyG), Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR), Single-Point Sensitivity Estimator (SPISE-IR). Binary logistic regression used statistical analysis. Results: Age, male sex, lower status, smoking, inactivity low adherence Mediterranean significantly higher across all indices (p < 0.001). exhibited dose-dependent relationship IR, increasing IR. Longitudinal data revealed worsening profile over time, particularly among older, low-income physically inactive individuals. Conclusions: Sociodemographic lifestyle strongly influence Preventive strategies focused reducing smoking cessation promoting activity dietary improvements are essential mitigate especially in vulnerable populations. Further studies needed establish causal relationships refine intervention strategies.

Language: Английский

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Distribution and Related Influencing Factors of AMH Level in Family-Planning Women of Childbearing Age: A Cross-Sectional Study from Beijing, China

International Journal of Women s Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: Volume 17, P. 99 - 107

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

This study aimed to analyze the distribution and factors influencing anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels among family-planning women of childbearing age in Beijing, China. We collected data 3,236 who underwent pre-pregnancy examinations at Xicheng District Maternal Child Health Hospital Beijing between October 2021 July 2024. Collected included age, education level, ethnicity, height, weight, systolic diastolic blood pressure. calculated body mass index (BMI) each participant. The test results AMH, fasting glucose (FBG), thyroid-stimulating (TSH), creatinine (Cr), alanine aminotransferase, hemoglobin platelet count. A structured questionnaire was used document subjects' dietary lifestyle habits, environmental factors, emotional mental stress statuses. patients were divided into groups (≥36 years versus ≤35 years) compared them. Two different AMH level analyzed using a logistics model. decreased with median <2.0 ng/mL for subjects aged ≥36 years. Significant intergroup differences noted FBG, BMI, pressure, smoking rate, life-related level. logistic regression analysis suggested that negative factor affecting both (P=0.000 0.002, respectively). Hemoglobin educational also important influential ≤ 35 but not those ≥ 36 gradually age. Although nutritional status significantly impacted their effects thereafter. Thus, is considered an reproductive boundary

Language: Английский

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Is Measuring BMI and Waist Circumference as Good in Assessing Insulin Resistance as Using Bioelectrical Impedance to Measure Total Body Fat and Visceral Fat?

Diabetology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 6(4), P. 32 - 32

Published: April 17, 2025

Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is a metabolic disorder linked to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Visceral fat better predictor of IR than BMI waist circumference due its inflammatory impact. Methods such as DEXA bioimpedance (BIA) estimate body fat, while scales METS-IR, SPISE, TyG assess risk. This study analyzes the utility visceral measured by BIA compared other indicators. Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted on 8590 workers in Balearic Islands, analyzing anthropometric, clinical, analytical variables. Body were bioimpedance, insulin assessed using TyG. ROC curves used evaluate predictive value BMI, WC, fat. Results: The areas under curve (AUCs) highest for high particularly women (>0.97), indicating excellent performance. showed lowest AUC, especially men. AUC all scales. Youden’s indices with good capacity, low values, limiting predicting resistance. Conclusions: Measuring superior or WC estimating

Language: Английский

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Is Insulin Resistance a High-Risk Factor for Postmenopausal Endometrial Cancer: Insights from the Triglyceride Glucose (TyG) Index and the Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR)

International Journal of Women s Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: Volume 16, P. 2355 - 2363

Published: Dec. 1, 2024

To evaluate the insulin resistance in patients with menopause who were newly diagnosed endometrial cancer and its association disease development.

Language: Английский

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