Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, C/Santander s/n, 52001 Melilla, Spain.
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Nutrients. 2023 Sep 14;15(18):3971. doi: 10.3390/nu15183971.
The objective of this study was to assess Mediterranean diet (MD) scores (i.e., alignment with a MD pattern) among students and professors, in addition to assessing how adherence to the MD was associated with other lifestyle behaviors. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with a sample of 127 university professors and 272 students of the Melilla Campus at the University of Granada (Spain). Students were more physically active than professors (mean difference = 1058 METs, < 0.001) and reported lower negative affect (NA; mean difference = -1.70, < 0.001) whereas professors reported nominally better perceived mental health. For the total sample, the physical health component (β = 0.03, = 0.03) and physical activity (β = 0.0001, = 0.01) were significantly associated with higher MD scores. Health behaviors, including MD scores and physical activity, were suboptimal among both students and professors. The results suggest that a dietary pattern reflective of the MD is positively associated with both physical and mental health outcomes among students and professors, though the direction of the associations remains to be clarified.
本研究旨在评估学生和教授的地中海饮食（MD）评分（即与 MD 模式的一致性），并评估 MD 的依从性与其他生活方式行为之间的关系。采用横断面观察性研究设计，对西班牙格拉纳达大学梅利利亚校区的 127 名教授和 272 名学生进行了研究。与教授相比，学生的身体活动水平更高（平均差异=1058 METs，<0.001），负面情绪更少（平均差异=-1.70，<0.001），而教授则报告称心理健康状况略好。对于总样本，身体健康成分（β=0.03，=0.03）和身体活动（β=0.0001，=0.01）与更高的 MD 评分显著相关。学生和教授的健康行为，包括 MD 评分和身体活动，均不理想。研究结果表明，反映 MD 的饮食模式与学生和教授的身心健康结果呈正相关，尽管关联的方向仍需进一步阐明。
