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Mediterranean Diet and Airway Inflammation in School-Aged Children
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Autores da FMUP
Participantes de fora da FMUP
- Rodrigues, M
- Mendes, FD
- Padrao, P
- Paciencia, I
- Barros, R.
- Rufo, JC
- Moreira, P.
Unidades de investigação
Abstract
There seems to exist an intricate relationship between airway inflammation, body mass index (BMI), and diet. The intake of specific foods or food groups has been suggested to suppress the oxidative stress and inflammatory processes that characterize airway inflammation, but little is known about dietary patterns and their complex interplay with BMI and airway inflammation. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to explore the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), a characteristic European diet, and levels of airway inflammation in school-aged children, taking into account their BMI. This cross-sectional analysis comprised 660 children: 49.1% females, 7-12 years old. Adherence to the MD was assessed through the alternate Mediterranean score (aMED). Higher scores represent a healthier diet (0-8). Airway inflammation was assessed measuring exhaled fractional nitric oxide (eNO). Two categories of BMI were considered: non-overweight/non-obese (p < 85th) and overweight/obese (p = 85th). The associations between diet and airway inflammation were estimated using logistic regression models. Higher scores of the aMED were associated with decreased odds of having eNO = 35 ppb, but only in non-overweight/non-obese children (OR = 0.77; 95% CI, 0.61-0.97). For overweight/obese children, the previous association was not significant (OR = 1.57, 95% CI, 0.88-2.79). Our findings suggest that adherence to the MD is associated with lower levels of airway inflammation among non-overweight/non-obese children.
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- ISSN/ISSNe:
- 0009-4064, 2227-9067
- Tipo:
- Article
- Páginas:
- 1305-
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- www.scopus.com
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Citações Recebidas na Web of Science: 1
Citações Recebidas na Scopus: 3
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Keywords
- airway inflammation; inflammation; Mediterranean diet; body mass index; obesity; childhood
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Rodrigues M,Mendes FD,Padrao P,Delgado L,Paciencia I,Barros R,Rufo JC,Silva D,Moreira A,Moreira P. Mediterranean Diet and Airway Inflammation in School-Aged Children. Child. 2023. 10. (8):p. 1305-1305. IF:2,400. (2).
