Evaluation of Mediterranean diet adherence in children diagnosed with pancreatitis: a case-control study.

This study was conducted by administering the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) to 100 children-children diagnosed with acute pancreatitis (n = 50) and a control group (n = 50). There was a statistically significant difference between groups in terms of body mass index Z-score (p = 0.017). When the KIDMED scores of the children diagnosed with pancreatitis (4.48 ± 2.45) and the control group (6.62 ± 2.18) were compared, the KIDMED scores of the children diagnosed with pancreatitis group were significantly lower (u = 638.5; p < 0.001). Those with a moderate KIDMED index (score: 4-7) (OR: 3.734, 95 % CI, 1.068-13.058, p = 0.039) and those with a poor KIDMED index (score ≤ 3) (OR: 6.444, 95 % CI, 1.595 -26.075, p = 0.009) were found to have an increased risk of developing pancreatitis. It was found that the risk of pancreatitis increased with age (OR: 1.136, 95 % CI, 1.020-1.266, p = 0.021). According to the data obtained from our study, it was found that the pancreatitis group had poorer dietary habits than the control group. Larger and multicenter studies are needed to evaluate the role of diet in pancreatitis development. PMID: 33176428 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Nutricion Hospitalaria - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Nutr Hosp Source Type: research