Association Between Anthropometric Measurements and Mediterranean Lifestyle in Women Diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Data from the Mediterranean Region.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most common autoimmune disease which lowers a patient's quality of life. Our study aimed to assess the association between Mediterranean lifestyle and anthropometric measurements in patients with HT.

Methods

This study was conducted with 120 female patients previously diagnosed with HT. The 'Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener-(MEDAS)' and 'MEDiterranean LIFEstyle-(MEDLIFE)' scales were used to assess diet quality and lifestyle. Also, some anthropometric measurements were collected. Spearman's Correlation Test was used to determine correlations between two quantitative variables.

Results

The average age of the participants was 37.49 ± 7.47 years. The average diet quality scores were 7.80 ± 1.93 for MEDAS and

SUBMITTER: Karavelioglu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11901783 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature