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Revista Espanola De Cardiologia | 2015

Greater Adherence to a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern Is Associated With Improved Plasma Lipid Profile: the Aragon Health Workers Study Cohort

José L. Peñalvo; Belén Oliva; Mercedes Sotos-Prieto; Irina Uzhova; Belén Moreno-Franco; Montserrat León-Latre; Jose M. Ordovas

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES There is wide recognition of the importance of healthy eating in cardiovascular health promotion. The purpose of this study was to identify the main dietary patterns among a Spanish population, and to determine their relationship with plasma lipid profiles. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of data from 1290 participants of the Aragon Workers Health Study cohort. Standardized protocols were used to collect clinical and biochemistry data. Diet was assessed through a food frequency questionnaire, quantifying habitual intake over the past 12 months. The main dietary patterns were identified by factor analysis. The association between adherence to dietary patterns and plasma lipid levels was assessed by linear and logistic regression. RESULTS Two dietary patterns were identified: a Mediterranean dietary pattern, high in vegetables, fruits, fish, white meat, nuts, and olive oil, and a Western dietary pattern, high in red meat, fast food, dairy, and cereals. Compared with the participants in the lowest quintile of adherence to the Western dietary pattern, those in the highest quintile had 4.6 mg/dL lower high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (P < .001), 8 mg/dL lower apolipoprotein A1 levels (P = .005) and a greater risk of having decreased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (odds ratio = 3.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.36-7.5; P-trend = .03). Participants adhering to the Mediterranean dietary pattern had 3.3mg/dL higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels (P < .001), and a ratio of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol that was 0.43 times lower (P = .043). CONCLUSIONS Adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern is associated with improved lipid profile compared with a Western dietary pattern, which was associated with a lower odds of optimal high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in this population.


Scientific Reports | 2018

Socioeconomic determinants of sarcopenic obesity and frail obesity in community-dwelling older adults: The Seniors-ENRICA Study

Belén Moreno-Franco; Raúl F. Pérez-Tasigchana; Esther López-García; Martín Laclaustra; Juan Luis Gutiérrez-Fisac; Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo; Pilar Guallar-Castillón

Information on the association between socioeconomic status (SES) throughout life and sarcopenic obesity is scarce, whereas no study has been focused on the association between SES and frail obesity. This analysis estimated the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity and frail obesity, and their associations with SES in older adults. Data were collected in 2012 from 1,765 non-institutionalized individuals aged ≥65 participating in the Seniors-ENRICA study in Spain, by using standardized techniques and equipment. SES throughout life was evaluated with the father’s occupation, participant’s educational level, former own occupation, and current poor housing condition. Overall, 17.2% of participants had sarcopenic obesity, and 4.0% frail obesity. No association was found between SES and sarcopenic obesity. In contrast, the prevalence of frail obesity was higher in those with lower education, having worked in manual job, and currently having poor housing condition. Having ≥1 social disadvantages throughout life was associated with higher prevalence of frail obesity. The prevalence of this disorder increased by 1.49 (95% CI: 1.21–1.85) times for each social disadvantage added. The OR (95% CI) of frail obesity was 3.13 (1.71–5.7) for those having 3 or 4 vs. 0 or 1 social disadvantages, implying a more complex process beginning early in life.


Revista Espanola De Cardiologia | 2014

Sedentarismo y su relación con el perfil de riesgo cardiovascular, la resistencia a la insulina y la inflamación

Montserrat León-Latre; Belén Moreno-Franco; Eva María Andrés-Esteban; Marta Ledesma; Martin Laclaustra; Víctor Alcalde; José L. Peñalvo; Jose M. Ordovas; José A. Casasnovas


Public Health Nutrition | 2015

Design and development of an instrument to measure overall lifestyle habits for epidemiological research: the Mediterranean Lifestyle (MEDLIFE) index

Mercedes Sotos-Prieto; Belén Moreno-Franco; Jose M. Ordovas; Montse León; José A. Casasnovas; José L. Peñalvo


Revista Espanola De Cardiologia | 2014

Sedentary Lifestyle and Its Relation to Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Insulin Resistance and Inflammatory Profile

Montserrat León-Latre; Belén Moreno-Franco; Eva María Andrés-Esteban; Marta Ledesma; Martin Laclaustra; Víctor Alcalde; José L. Peñalvo; Jose M. Ordovas; José A. Casasnovas


Revista Espanola De Cardiologia | 2015

La mayor adherencia a un patrón de dieta mediterránea se asocia a una mejora del perfil lipídico plasmático: la cohorte del Aragon Health Workers Study

José L. Peñalvo; Belén Oliva; Mercedes Sotos-Prieto; Irina Uzhova; Belén Moreno-Franco; Montserrat León-Latre; Jose M. Ordovas


Atherosclerosis | 2014

Soluble and insoluble dietary fibre intake and risk factors for cvd and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged adults: The AWHS cohort

Belén Moreno-Franco; Montserrat León-Latre; E.M. Andrés-Esteban; J.M. Ordovas; José A. Casasnovas; José L. Peñalvo


Journal of Clinical Lipidology | 2017

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with the presence and extension of atherosclerotic plaques in middle-aged asymptomatic adults: The Aragon Workers' Health Study

Rocío Mateo-Gallego; Irina Uzhova; Belén Moreno-Franco; Montserrat León-Latre; José Antonio Casasnovas; Martin Laclaustra; José L. Peñalvo; Fernando Civeira


Nutricion Hospitalaria | 2015

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DAILY SITTING TIME AND PREVALENT METABOLIC SYNDROME IN AN ADULT WORKING POPULATION: THE AWHS COHORT.

Belén Moreno-Franco; José L. Peñalvo; Eva María Andrés-Esteban; Sara Malo; María Jesús Lallana; José Antonio Casasnovas; Montserrat León-Latre


Atherosclerosis | 2018

Metabolic syndrome prevalence is increased with increasing thyroid hormone resistance levels among normothyroid subjects

Martin Laclaustra; Belén Moreno-Franco; Rocío Mateo-Gallego; Sofía Pérez-Calahorra; Itziar Lamiquiz-Moneo; Victoria Marco-Benedí; Ana Cenarro; José A. Casasnovas; Fernando Civeira

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Martin Laclaustra

Autonomous University of Madrid

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Irina Uzhova

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares

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Belén Oliva

Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares

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