Dietary patterns during pregnancy in relation to maternal dietary intake: The Mutaba'ah Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To relate adherence to healthy dietary patterns, evaluated by different dietary indices, to the intake of nutrients and food groups among pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates.

Methods

The analyses included 1122 pregnant women from the Mutaba'ah Study. Dietary intake was assessed using a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. Adherence to three dietary pattern indices was assessed; Alternate Healthy Eating Index for Pregnancy (AHEI-P), Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH). Associations between adherence (score >median) to the three dietary indices and intake of nutrients and food groups were analyzed using logistic regression analysis.

Results

Women with higher intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids, f

SUBMITTER: Almulla AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495628 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature