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Relationship of healthy vascular aging with the Mediterranean diet and other lifestyles in the Spanish population. EVA Study.

Version 1 : Received: 15 July 2024 / Approved: 16 July 2024 / Online: 16 July 2024 (07:37:44 CEST)

How to cite: Gómez-Sánchez, L.; Gonzalez-Falcon, D.; Llamas-Ramos, R.; Cortes-Rodriguez, M.; Rodríguez-Sánchez, E.; García-Ortiz, L.; Llamas-Ramos, I.; Gómez-Sánchez, M.; Gómez-Marcos, M. A. Relationship of healthy vascular aging with the Mediterranean diet and other lifestyles in the Spanish population. EVA Study.. Preprints 2024, 2024071286. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1286.v1 Gómez-Sánchez, L.; Gonzalez-Falcon, D.; Llamas-Ramos, R.; Cortes-Rodriguez, M.; Rodríguez-Sánchez, E.; García-Ortiz, L.; Llamas-Ramos, I.; Gómez-Sánchez, M.; Gómez-Marcos, M. A. Relationship of healthy vascular aging with the Mediterranean diet and other lifestyles in the Spanish population. EVA Study.. Preprints 2024, 2024071286. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202407.1286.v1

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between healthy vascular aging (HVA) and the Mediterranean diet alongside other lifestyles in a Spanish population aged 35 to 75 years without previous cardiovascular diseases. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study with 501 individuals aged 35 to 75 years recruited from five health centers by random sampling stratified by age and sex (55.90±14.24 years, 49.70% men). HVA was determined in two steps. Step 1: Subjects with vascular damage to the carotid arteries or peripheral arterial disease were classified as non-HVA. Step 2: The study population was classified by age and sex using the percentiles of the vascular aging index (VAI), with VAI ≤p25 considered HVA and >p25 considered non-HVA. The VAI was estimated using the following formula (VAI = (log (1.09) × 10 cIMT + log (1.14) cfPWV) × 39.1 + 4.76. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) was measured with the SphygmoCor® device and carotid intima-media thickness using Sonosite Micromax® ultrasound. Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence, alcohol and tobacco use were recorded through validated questionnaires. Physical activity was assessed with the ActiGraph-GT3X® accelerometer. Results: The mean VAI value was 61.23±12.86; (Men 63.47±13.75 and women 59.04±11.54; p

Keywords

 Mediterranean diet; tobacco; alcohol; physical activity; sedentary time; healthy vascular aging 

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Dietetics and Nutrition

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