Influence of Dietary Habits and Mediterranean Diet Adherence on Sleep Quality during Pregnancy. The GESTAFIT Project
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De la Flor Alemany, Marta; Nestares Pleguezuelo, María Teresa; Alemany Arrebola, Inmaculada; Marín Jiménez, Nuria; Borges Cosic, Milkana; Aparicio García-Molina, VirginiaEditorial
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Dietary pattern Gestation Diet Sleep quality Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
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2020-11-20Referencia bibliográfica
Flor-Alemany, M., Nestares, T., Alemany-Arrebola, I., Marín-Jiménez, N., Borges-Cosic, M., & Aparicio, V. A. (2020). Influence of Dietary Habits and Mediterranean Diet Adherence on Sleep Quality during Pregnancy. The GESTAFIT Project. Nutrients, 12(11), 3569. [doi:10.3390/nu12113569]
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Regional Ministry of Health of the Junta de Andalucia PI-0395-2016; Research and Knowledge Transfer Fund (PPIT); Excellence Actions Programme: Scientific Units of Excellence (UCEES); Regional Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Enterprises and University, European Regional Development Funds SOMM17/6107/UGR; Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports FPU17/03715Abstract
We examined the association of the dietary habits and theMediterranean diet (MD) adherence
with sleep quality during pregnancy. A food frequency questionnaire and the Mediterranean Food
Pattern were employed to assess dietary habits and MD adherence, respectively. Sleep quality was
assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) global score (n = 150; mean age 32.9 4.6 years).
A higher consumption of fruits was associated with better sleep quality at the 16th gestational week
(g.w.; p < 0.05). A greater olive oil consumption and a higherMD adherence were associated with better
sleep quality at the 16th and 34th g.w. (all, p < 0.05). Contrarily, a higher red meat and subproducts
consumption was associated with worse sleep quality at the 34th g.w. (p < 0.05). The group with the
highest adherence to the MD (Tertile 3) showed better sleep quality than the group with the lowest
adherence (Tertile 1) at the 16th and 34th g.w. (both, p < 0.05). A higher adherence to theMD, a greater
intake of fruits and olive oil and a lower intake of red meat and subproducts were associated with better
sleep quality along the pregnancy course, especially among sedentary women.