Key result
High adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome (OR 0.37; 95% CI 0.19-0.75; p<0.01) in patients with coronary heart disease over 5 years.
Why the study?
A Mediterranean lifestyle may prevent and mitigate cardiometabolic disorders, but its prospective association with the risk of metabolic syndrome among coronary heart disease patients required exploration.
Does high adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle improve metabolic syndrome development or reversal in patients with coronary heart disease?
Cohort (n=851)
Does high adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle improve metabolic syndrome development or reversal in patients with coronary heart disease?
Odds Ratio: 0.37 (95% CI 0.19–0.75)
p-value: p=< 0.01
Greater adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle significantly reduces the risk of developing metabolic syndrome and increases the likelihood of reversing it in patients with coronary heart disease.
Supports Mediterranean lifestyle counseling in CHD; leaves open causal prevention of metabolic syndrome pending RCTs.
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Romero‐Cabrera et al. (2022) conducted a cohort in Coronary heart disease (CHD) (n=851). High adherence to the Mediterranean lifestyle (MEDLIFE index >13 points) vs. Low MEDLIFE adherence (<12 points) was evaluated on Metabolic syndrome (MetS) development (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.19-0.75, p=< 0.01). High adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of developing metabolic syndrome (OR 0.37; 95% CI 0.19-0.75; p<0.01) in patients with coronary heart disease over 5 years.
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