Adherence to Three Mediterranean Dietary Indexes and All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality in an Older Mediterranean Population.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: A higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) has been associated with a lower risk of death in different populations, but this association has been insufficiently investigated in the elderly Spanish population. In this study, we assess the association between adherence to three MedDiet indexes and all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cancer mortality in a population aged 65 years and older in Spain. Methods: The population included 903 participants from two population-based surveys. Diet was assessed at baseline by using validated food-frequency questionnaires (FFQ). We calculated scores of adherence to the MedDiet for three indexes: alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMED), relative Mediterranean Diet Score (rMED) and 17-item energy-

SUBMITTER: Ojeda-Belokon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12472705 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature