Relationship Between Major Dietary Patterns and Sarcopenia Among Menopausal Women Publisher Pubmed



Mohseni R¹ ; Aliakbar S² ; Abdollahi A¹ ; Yekaninejad MS³ ; Maghbooli Z² ; Mirzaei K¹ Show Affiliations
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research Published:2017

Abstract

Background and aim: Dietary habits have been associated with the prevalence of the sarcopenia and limited data are available in this field for menopausal women. This study focused on the relationship between dietary patterns and prevalence of the sarcopenia in menopausal women. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in 250 menopausal women 45 years old or older. Dietary data were collected using a food-frequency questionnaire and physical activity was assessed by International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Height, weight, skeletal muscle mass, hand grip, and gait speed were measured and sarcopenia was defined based on European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) guidelines. Results: Using factor analysis, two major dietary patterns were found: a Western pattern (high in commercial beverage, sugar and dessert, snacks, solid fat, potato, high fat dairy, legume, organ meat, fast food, and sweets) and a Mediterranean pattern (high in olive, low-fat dairy, vegetable, fish, nut, and vegetable oil). After adjusting for confounding variables, for the highest vs the lowest tertiles, the Odds Ratio (OR) for sarcopenia was 1.06 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.47–2.37] in the Western pattern and 0.40 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.17–0.89] in the Mediterranean pattern. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that Mediterranean dietary pattern has a favorable role in the prevention of sarcopenia. © 2017, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.