RT journal article
T1 Associations between Sociodemographic Factors, Lifestyle Behaviors, Pregnancy-Related Determinants, and Mediterranean Diet Adherence among Pregnant Women: The GESTAFIT Project
A1 Flor-Alemany, Marta
A1 Nestares, Teresa
A1 Marín Jiménez, Nuria
A1 Baena-García, Laura
A1 Aparicio, Virginia A.
A2 Didáctica de la Educación FísicaPlástica y Musical
K1 diet quality
K1 gestation
K1 physical fitness
K1 physical activity
K1 Mediterranean diet
AB We examined sociodemographic factors, lifestyle behaviors, and pregnancy-related determinantsassociated with adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) during pregnancy. A totalof 152 Caucasian pregnant women were included in this cross-sectional study. Dietary habits andMD adherence were assessed with a food frequency questionnaire. Physical activity (PA) levels andphysical fitness (PF) components (cardiorespiratory fitness, relative muscle strength, and flexibility)were objectively measured. A clustered overall PF index was calculated. Participants with a high MDadherence were older, had a lower body mass index (BMI), spent more time in moderate–vigorous PA,had a greater overall PF, cardiorespiratory fitness, and relative muscle strength compared to participantswith low MD adherence (all, p < 0.05). When we explored factors associated with improved MDadherence with logistic regression analysis, we found that the following factors: lower pre-pregnancyBMI (OR = 2.337; p = 0.026), meeting PA recommendations (OR = 2.377; p = 0.045), higher relativemuscle strength (OR = 2.265; p = 0.016), and higher overall PF (OR = 5.202; p = 0.004) increasedthe chances to adhere to the MD. Older age, lower BMI, greater PF, and meeting PA recommendationswere associated with higher MD adherence. These factors should be considered for a betterdesign of educational programs and guidelines focused on improving materno–fetal health statusduring pregnancy.
PB MDPI
SN 2072-6643
YR 2022
FD 2022-04
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26911
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26911
LA eng
NO This study was funded by the Regional Ministry of Health of the Junta de Andalucia (PI-0395-2016) and the Research and Knowledge Transfer Fund (PPIT) 2016, Excellence Actions Programme: Scientific Units of Excellence (UCEES), and the Regional Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Enterprises and University, European Regional Development Funds (SOMM17/6107/UGR) of the University of Granada. MFA was additionally funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (Grant number FPU17/03715). This study is included in the thesis of MFA enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Nutrition and Food Sciences of the University of Granada.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 12-nov-2026