title: Mediterranean diet adherence among Catalonian adolescents: socio-economic and lifestyle factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aims to describe the adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), using the KIDMED questionnaire, in a sample of Catalonian adolescents and to assess the association between the MD adherence and socio-economic and lifestyle behaviours.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data are part of a multi-centre longitudinal study designed for the reduction of risk factors of eating and weight-related problems in adolescents. Here, a cross-sectional analysis was performed with the baseline data, academic period 2010-11. The participants were 1,502 adolescents recruited from 11 schools from the province of Barcelona.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results showed a higher level of MD adherence when parents had higher educational level, and when adolescents reported a low level of screen-time, and high weekly physical activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychobiology & Methodology of Health Sciences. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Barcelona. Jordi.Fauquet@uab.cat.
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fauquet
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sofi
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: López-Guimerà
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leiva
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shalà
authors.forename: Joaquim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Punti
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Carracedo
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain
keywords: Mediterranean  diet adherence.  Adolescents. Screen  time. Physical activity.  Socio-economic  and lifestyle factors.  Ordinal logistic  regression.