Adherence to the Mediterranean type of diet is associated with lower prevalence of asthma symptoms, among 10-12years old children: The PANACEA study

dc.contributor.author	Arvaniti, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Priftis, KN	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadimitriou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadopoulos, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Roma, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Kapsokefalou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Anthracopoulos, MB	en
dc.contributor.author	Panagiotakos, DB	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:51:11Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:51:11Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	09056157	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01113.x	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5372
dc.subject	Childhood asthma	en
dc.subject	Diet	en
dc.subject	Epidemiology	en
dc.subject	Mediterranean	en
dc.subject	Nutrition	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	asthma	en
dc.subject.other	cereal	en
dc.subject.other	child	en
dc.subject.other	cross-sectional study	en
dc.subject.other	dairy product	en
dc.subject.other	female	en
dc.subject.other	fish meat	en
dc.subject.other	fruit	en
dc.subject.other	human	en
dc.subject.other	legume	en
dc.subject.other	major clinical study	en
dc.subject.other	male	en
dc.subject.other	meat	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean diet	en
dc.subject.other	prevalence	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	school child	en
dc.subject.other	scoring system	en
dc.subject.other	symptomatology	en
dc.subject.other	vegetable	en
dc.subject.other	Asthma	en
dc.subject.other	Child	en
dc.subject.other	Cross-Sectional Studies	en
dc.subject.other	Diet, Mediterranean	en
dc.subject.other	Female	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Humans	en
dc.subject.other	Male	en
dc.subject.other	Patient Compliance	en
dc.subject.other	Prevalence	en
dc.subject.other	Questionnaires	en
dc.subject.other	Severity of Illness Index	en
dc.title	Adherence to the Mediterranean type of diet is associated with lower prevalence of asthma symptoms, among 10-12years old children: The PANACEA study	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01113.x	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Epidemiological studies have shown several associations between asthma symptoms and dietary factors. The aim of this work was to evaluate the relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and childhood asthma. A cross-sectional analysis was performed on 700 children (323 boys), 10-12yr old, selected from 18 schools located in Athens greater area. Children and their parents completed questionnaires, which evaluated, among others, dietary habits. Asthma was defined according to ISAAC II criteria. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated using the KIDMED score (theoretical range 0-12). Higher KIDMED score corresponds to greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was inversely associated with ever had wheeze (p=0.001), exercise wheeze (p=0.004), ever had diagnosed asthma (p=0.002) and with any asthma symptoms (p<0.001). One-unit increase in the KIDMED score was associated with 14% lower likelihood of having asthma symptoms (odds ratio=0.86, 95% confidence interval 0.75-0.98), after adjusting for various confounders. No significant associations were found between asthma symptoms and consumption of fruits (p=0.25), vegetables (p=0.97), legumes (p=0.76), cereals (p=0.71), dairy (p=0.61), salty snacks (p=0.53), or margarine/butter (p=0.42) consumption, while increased fish and meat intake was associated with less asthma symptoms (p=0.04 and p=0.01, respectively). Our findings suggest an inverse relationship between level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and prevalence of asthma in school-aged children. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S.	en
heal.journalName	Pediatric Allergy and Immunology	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.volume	22	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1399-3038.2010.01113.x	en
dc.identifier.spage	283	en
dc.identifier.epage	289	en