학술논문
Physical activity and its association with Mediterranean diet patterns among Spanish university students.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Tárraga López PJ; Department of Medical Science. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM.; Tárraga Marcos A; Department of Medical Science. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM.; Panisello JM; Fundación para el Fomento de la Salud (FUFOSA).; Herencia Carbayo JA; Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH).; Tárraga Marcos ML; Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Universidad de Zaragoza (UNIZAR).; López-Gil JF; Department of Physical Activity and Sports. Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte. Universidad de Murcia (UM).
Source
Publisher: Grupo Aran Country of Publication: Spain NLM ID: 9100365 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1699-5198 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 02121611 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nutr Hosp Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Introduction: Objective: the aim of the present study was to assess the level of physical activity and its association with Mediterranean dietary patterns in university students of health sciences at Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain). Method: a cross-sectional study was performed through an online survey. The final sample consisted of 555 university students (78.2 % females). Adherence to Mediterranean diet was assessed using the 14-item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS). To measure physical activity, the Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity Scale (RAPA) questionnaire was used. Results: according to physical activity, 2.5 % of the participants were considered active and 35.1 % did both strength and flexibility activities. A greater association was seen between intake of fruits (OR = 1.95; 95 % CI, 1.25-3.04), pulses (OR = 1.51; 95 % CI, 1.00-3.20), and nuts (OR = 1.99; 95 % CI, 1.33-2.99) in those considered sufficiently active. Similarly, we found a significant relationship between the intake of fruits (OR = 2.28; 95 % CI, 1.49-3.47), pulses (OR = 1.41; 95 % CI, 1.00-2.08), nuts (OR = 1.96; 95 % CI, 1.34-2.86), and fish/seafood (OR = 1.67; 95 % CI, 1.15-2.43) in those who engaged in both strength and flexibility activities. Conclusion: this study suggests that consumption of certain Mediterranean foods was associated with higher levels of physical activity in a sample of Spanish university students.