Associations of major dietary patterns with cardiometabolic risk factors among Iranian patients with type 1 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the associations between dietary patterns and cardiometabolic risk factors among type 1 diabetic (T1D) patients.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 229 Iranian T1D patients. Data on dietary intakes were collected using a 168-item food frequency questionnaire. To identify major dietary patterns, we merged data on the 168 food items to obtain 23 food groups. Then, we constructed major dietary patterns using factor analysis with varimax rotation. We used binary logistic regression to assess the association between dietary patterns and cardiometabolic risk factors, in which potential confounders were adjusted.

Results

Four dietary patterns were identified: Western, unhealthy, traditional, and semi-healthy patterns. After adjusting for

SUBMITTER: Shojaeian Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10874838 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature