RT Journal Article
T1 The Mediterranean diet and physical activity: better together than apart for the prevention of premature mortality
A1 Hershey, Maria Soledad
A1 Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Miguel
A1 Alvarez-Alvarez, Ismael
A1 Martinez Hernandez, Jose Alfredo
A1 Ruiz-Canela, Miguel
K1 Mediterranean diet
K1 Physical activity
K1 Interactions
K1 Additive interaction
K1 All-cause mortality
K1 Lifestyle factors
K1 All-cause mortality
K1 Healthy life-style
K1 Seguimiento-universidad
K1 Recommendations
K1 Guidelines
K1 Disease
K1 Cohort
K1 Adults
K1 Questionnaire
K1 Epidemiology
AB Diet and physical activity (PA) have been studied extensively in epidemiology as single or combined lifestyle factors; however, their interaction has not been studied thoroughly. Studying potential synergisms between lifestyle components with a comprehensive interaction analysis, including additive measures of interaction, provides key insights into the nature of their joint effect and helps target interventions more effectively. First, a comprehensive review was conducted to assess the potential research gap regarding reported interaction analyses conducted in studies assessing the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) in combination with PA on all-cause mortality. Thereafter, we prospectively assessed the joint association of the MedDiet with PA on all-cause mortality in the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra (SUN) cohort, followed by both multiplicative and additive interaction analyses. The conjoint effect of low adherence to the MedDiet and low PA observed an increased risk greater than the individual risk factors, suggesting a potential additive interaction or synergism between both exposures, with relative risk due to interaction (RERI) and (95 % confidence interval (95 % CI)) = 0.46 (-0.83 to 1.75) and attributable proportion (95 % CI) due to interaction of 36 % (-0.62, 1.34). No multiplicative interaction was detected. Studying interactions between lifestyle factors, such as the MedDiet and PA, is particularly relevant given the current research gaps in studying the complexities of combined aspects of lifestyle in comparison with isolated behaviours. Our findings underline the important public health message of adhering to both the MedDiet and PA for the prevention of premature mortality.
PB Cambridge univ press
SN 0007-1145
YR 2021
FD 2021-08-31
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26949
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26949
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 12, 2025