Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and frailty criteria in an old population with metabolic syndrome: A cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Frailty has emerged as a key indicator of biological aging. This study aimed to assess the relationship between MedDiet adherence and frailty prevalence in the context of metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Design

Cross-sectional study. Baseline data from PREDIMED-Plus trial SETTING: Primary care health, 23 recruitment sites (2013-2016).

Participants

A total of 6874 participants with overweight/obesity and ≥3 MetS components.

Measurements

Adherence to the MedDiet: 17-item MedDiet score. Frailty and prefrailty (3 or 1-2 criteria): modified Fried Frailty Index (FFI), considering exhaustion, physical activity and functional capacity. Main independent variable was analysed: as a continuous variable (range: 0-17); in quartiles of adherence using univariate and mul

SUBMITTER: Torrego-Ellacuria M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12771096 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature