Validación de cuestionario autoaplicable para un índice de alimentación mediterránea en Chile

Autores/as

  • Guadalupe Echeverría Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Inés Urquiaga Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • María José Concha Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Catalina Dussaillant Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Luis Villarroel Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Nicolás Velasco Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Federico Leighton Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Attilio Rigotti Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Palabras clave:

Diet, Mediterranean, Indexes, Nutrition Assessment

Resumen

Background: Availability of brief dietary indexes that can effectively evaluate dietary patterns and their association with health is critical for prevention and management of several chronic disease conditions. Aim: To adapt a self-applicable Mediterranean Dietary Index in Chile (Chilean-MDI). Material and Methods: The Chilean-MDI was developed based on a previous Mediterranean eating score that was adapted to Chilean dietary habits. This index was further validated in a sample of 153 adults by comparing the concordance between the results obtained by self-application of the Chilean-MDI with those obtained by a trained nutritionist. Additionally, the index was applied in a sample of 53,366 Chilean adults in order to describe the diet quality of our population. Results: There was an adequate concordance between findings obtained by self-application of the Chilean-MDI and those achieved by the nutritionist. The application of the index in Chilean adult population showed a better diet quality (high Mediterranean diet adherence) among women, with advanced age and among people with higher educational levels. Conclusions: The Chilean-MDI can be successfully self-applied to portray the overall diet quality in the Chilean adult population. Additionally, the Chilean-MDI describes overall food intake in our population, showing demographic trends that are comparable to those obtained with similar indexes applied in other populations.

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Guadalupe Echeverría, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Gerente Centro de Nutrición Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas Facultad de Medicina Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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2016-11-29

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Echeverría, G., Urquiaga, I., Concha, M. J., Dussaillant, C., Villarroel, L., Velasco, N., Leighton, F., & Rigotti, A. (2016). Validación de cuestionario autoaplicable para un índice de alimentación mediterránea en Chile. Revista Médica De Chile, 144(12). Recuperado a partir de https://mail.revistamedicadechile.cl/index.php/rmedica/article/view/5332

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