Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Nutritional Status in Dalmatian Diabetic Hypertensive Patients Regarding Presence of Chronic Kidney Disease—Is There Any Difference?

Dora Bučan Nenadić, Josipa Radić, Ela Kolak, Marijana Vučković, Ivana Novak, Marija Selak and Mislav Radić
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Dora Bučan Nenadić: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University Hospital Centre Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
Josipa Radić: School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
Ela Kolak: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University Hospital Centre Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
Marijana Vučković: Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
Ivana Novak: Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Centre Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
Marija Selak: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University Hospital Centre Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
Mislav Radić: School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: In recent years, the Mediterranean diet has emerged as one of the dietary patterns that could have positive effects on overall health as well in the treatment of non-communicable chronic diseases. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine differences in adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MeDi) and nutritional status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and arterial hypertension (AH) regarding the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Two hundred and forty-eight Dalmatian diabetic hypertensive patients (DDHP) were included, and 164 (66.1%) of them had CKD. Data about anthropometric parameters, clinical and laboratory parameters, as well as lifestyle questionnaire and Mediterranean Diet Serving Score (MDSS) were collected for each study participant. Furthermore, body composition was assessed using MC-780 Multi Frequency Segmental Body Mass Analyzer (Tanita). Body mass index (BMI) as well as waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were calculated. Results showed that only 8.9% of DDHP were adherent to the MeDi without significant differences regarding the presence of CKD. Therefore, only 9.1% of participants with CKD were adherent to the MeDi. Dietary recommendations were received by 52.8% of DDHP and 49.4% with CKD, while only 12.8% of those with CKD were adherent to the given recommendations. The results showed that 88.3% of DDHP and 87.8% of the DDHP with CKD were overweight or obese. Statically significant lower frequency of nut intake suggested by the MeDi was found in those participants with CKD ( p = 0.02). Therefore, the significant associations between adherence to each MeDi component as well as MDSS score with the development of CKD among all study subjects were not found. In conclusion, the results showed a low level of nutritional care in our region and low adherence to MeDi among DDHP. According to the results, there is an urgent need to improve nutritional care in our region, with a special focus on the MeDi for this especially vulnerable population of patients.

Keywords: dietary habits; Mediterranean diet; diabetes; hypertension; chronic kidney disease; body composition; Dalmatian (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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