Dietary patterns during pregnancy in relation to maternal dietary intake: The Mutaba'ah Study

• Published in: PloS one 2024-10, Vol.19 (10), p.e0312442
• Main Authors: Almulla, Aisha A, Augustin, Hanna, Ahmed, Luai A, Bärebring, Linnea
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Beverages; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Consumption; Diet; Diet, Healthy - statistics & numerical data; Diet, Mediterranean; Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension; Dietary guidelines; Dietary intake; Dietary Patterns; Eating behavior; Fatty acids; Feeding Behavior; Female; Food; Food groups; Food habits; Food intake; Fruits; Grain; Health aspects; Humans; Hypertension; Legumes; Meat; Medical records; Medicine and Health Sciences; Nutrients; Nutrition; Nuts; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Questionnaires; Regression analysis; Requirements; Statistical analysis; United Arab Emirates; Vegetables; Womens health; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1932-6203; 1932-6203
• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312442

To relate adherence to healthy dietary patterns, evaluated by different dietary indices, to the intake of nutrients and food groups among pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates. The analyses included 1122 pregnant women from the Mutaba'ah Study. Dietary intake was assessed using a semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire. Adherence to three dietary pattern indices was assessed; Alternate Healthy Eating Index for Pregnancy (AHEI-P), Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED) and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH). Associations between adherence (score >median) to the three dietary indices and intake of nutrients and food groups were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. Women with higher intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids, fiber, vegetables, fruits, legumes, and nuts and lower intake of saturated fatty acids, red meat, and sweetened beverages had significantly higher odds of adherence to all three dietary patterns (p