TY - JOUR
T1 - Mass media information and adherence to Mediterranean diet
T2 - Results from the Moli-sani study
AU - Bonaccio, Marialaura
AU - Di Castelnuovo, Augusto
AU - Costanzo, Simona
AU - De Lucia, Francesca
AU - Olivieri, Marco
AU - Donati, Maria Benedetta
AU - De Gaetano, Giovanni
AU - Iacoviello, Licia
AU - Bonanni, Americo
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - Objective To investigate the association between mass media information, dietary habits and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in an Italian adult population. Methods Subsample of 1,132 subjects (mean age 53 ± 10, 50% men) enrolled in the Moli-sani Project, a population- based cohort study. A specific questionnaire on exposure to information from various media sources was elaborated, validated, and administered. A mass media exposure score was obtained from principal component analysis of ten items of media exposure. Dietary habits were assessed based on eating patterns obtained from principal component analysis of 45 food groups derived from the EPIC food frequency questionnaire and by the Mediterranean score. Results In a multivariable general linear regression analysis including age, sex, social status, physical activity, C-reactive protein, total calories intake, three dietary patterns or Mediterranean score, higher media exposure was positively associated with adherence to a Mediterraneanlike eating pattern (P = 0.0018) as well as to the Mediterranean score (P = 0.0005). Conclusions Exposure to mass media information is significantly associated with greater adherence to both Mediterranean diet and Mediterranean-like eating pattern, an association that public health strategies should take into account.
AB - Objective To investigate the association between mass media information, dietary habits and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in an Italian adult population. Methods Subsample of 1,132 subjects (mean age 53 ± 10, 50% men) enrolled in the Moli-sani Project, a population- based cohort study. A specific questionnaire on exposure to information from various media sources was elaborated, validated, and administered. A mass media exposure score was obtained from principal component analysis of ten items of media exposure. Dietary habits were assessed based on eating patterns obtained from principal component analysis of 45 food groups derived from the EPIC food frequency questionnaire and by the Mediterranean score. Results In a multivariable general linear regression analysis including age, sex, social status, physical activity, C-reactive protein, total calories intake, three dietary patterns or Mediterranean score, higher media exposure was positively associated with adherence to a Mediterraneanlike eating pattern (P = 0.0018) as well as to the Mediterranean score (P = 0.0005). Conclusions Exposure to mass media information is significantly associated with greater adherence to both Mediterranean diet and Mediterranean-like eating pattern, an association that public health strategies should take into account.
KW - Mass media exposure Mediterranean diet Cardiovascular risk factors
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U2 - 10.1007/s00038-011-0327-8
DO - 10.1007/s00038-011-0327-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 22187041
AN - SCOPUS:84863780831
VL - 57
SP - 589
EP - 597
JO - Sozial- und Praventivmedizin
JF - Sozial- und Praventivmedizin
SN - 1661-8556
IS - 3
ER -