Association between the Mediterranean lifestyle, metabolic syndrome and mortality: a whole-country cohort in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence is limited about the joint health effects of the Mediterranean lifestyle on cardiometabolic health and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of the Mediterranean lifestyle with the frequency of the metabolic syndrome (MS) and the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Spain.

Methods

Data were taken from ENRICA study, a prospective cohort of 11,090 individuals aged 18+ years, representative of the population of Spain, who were free of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes at 2008-2010 and were followed-up to 2017. The Mediterranean lifestyle was assessed at baseline with the 27-item MEDLIFE index (with higher score representing better adherence).

Results

Compared to participants in the lowest quartile of MED

SUBMITTER: Sotos-Prieto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7786987 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature