title: [Sociodemographic factors associated with adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern in elderly people].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the level of adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern (DMedit) in people over 65 in rural and urban areas of the region of Hoya de Huesca (Spain) and investigate whether there are sociodemographic factors related to that adherence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Exploratory cross-sectional study. Two questionnaires were used: one self-made for sociodemographic factors, and the PREDIMED validated questionnaire to assess the level of adherence to the DMedit. After prior informed consent, a total of 240 questionnaires were collected over a period of 2 consecutive weeks in March 2014.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age was 74±6.8 years, with an equal proportion of rural and urban areas and both sexes. Both populations showed a similar adherence pattern to Dmedit, with an average overall score of 9 on a scale of 0 to 14. Furthermore, the influence of sociodemographic factors was observed on the level of adherence to the Dmedit, such as purchasing power or presence of chronic diet-related diseases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The urban and rural population of the Hoya de Huesca seems to have a good adherence to the Dmedit, although some economic and health factors could modify it.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y del Deporte, Universidad de Zaragoza, Huesca, España. Electronic address: vinualesisabel@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Viñuales
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y del Deporte, Universidad de Zaragoza, Huesca, España.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viñuales
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y del Deporte, Universidad de Zaragoza, Huesca, España; Servicio de Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Puzo
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y del Deporte, Universidad de Zaragoza, Huesca, España.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sanclemente
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Ancianos; Demographic factors; Dieta mediterránea; Elderly; Factores sociodemográficos; Mediterranean diet; Rural and urban population; Ámbito rural y urbano