Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus; Department of Health Sciences, School of Sciences, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Nutrition. 2021 Oct;90:111313. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2021.111313. Epub 2021 May 6.
The aim of this study was to analyze adherence to the Mediterranean diet among the adult general population of Cyprus during the COVID-19 confinement.
This was an Internet-based, cross-sectional study that collected information about socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, adherence to the Mediterranean diet and other dietary details, physical activity levels, and smoking habits using a self-administered questionnaire. The survey was conducted between April 6 and June 20, 2020, 1 to 2.5 mo after the initiation of the social confinement measures.
There were 1485 Cypriot adults who participated in the study. The median Mediterranean diet score was 21 (q1 = 19, q3 = 24) with men, married individuals, residents of rural regions, and physically active participants being more adherent to the Mediterranean diet compared with women; unmarried, divorced, or widowed; residents of urban regions; and physically inactive participants, respectively (P < 0.05). Multinomial logistic regression showed that being ≥45 y of age and physically active was positively associated with the Mediterranean diet score, whereas being unmarried, divorced, or widowed and a current smoker was negatively associated with the Mediterranean diet score (P < 0.05).
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet during the confinement imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic among the Cypriot adult population was associated with male sex, age >45 y, being married, being physically active, and being resident of rural regions. The importance of better understanding of nutritional behavior during COVID-19 lockdowns is emphasized so public health authorities can plan future lockdown policies on nutritional recommendations, should a new pandemic occur.
本研究旨在分析塞浦路斯成年人群在 COVID-19 封锁期间对地中海饮食的依从性。
这是一项基于互联网的横断面研究，使用自我管理问卷收集了社会经济和人口统计学特征、地中海饮食依从性和其他饮食细节、身体活动水平以及吸烟习惯等信息。该调查于 2020 年 4 月 6 日至 6 月 20 日进行，即社会隔离措施开始后 1 至 2.5 个月。
共有 1485 名塞浦路斯成年人参与了这项研究。地中海饮食评分中位数为 21（q1=19，q3=24），与女性相比，男性、已婚人士、居住在农村地区和积极参加体育活动的人更遵守地中海饮食（P<0.05）。与女性相比，未婚、离婚或丧偶、居住在城市地区和不积极参加体育活动的人分别更不遵守地中海饮食（P<0.05）。多项逻辑回归显示，年龄≥45 岁和积极参加体育活动与地中海饮食评分呈正相关，而未婚、离婚或丧偶以及当前吸烟者与地中海饮食评分呈负相关（P<0.05）。
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，塞浦路斯成年人群对地中海饮食的依从性与男性、年龄>45 岁、已婚、积极参加体育活动和居住在农村地区有关。强调了更好地理解 COVID-19 封锁期间营养行为的重要性，以便公共卫生当局可以在未来发生新的大流行时，就营养建议制定新的封锁政策。
