Grahovac M, Kumric M, Vilovic M, Martinovic D, Kreso A, Ticinovic Kurir T, Vrdoljak J, Prizmic K, Božić J. Adherence to Mediterranean diet and advanced glycation endproducts in patients with diabetes. World J Diabetes 2021; 12(11): 1942-1956 [PMID: 34888018 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v12.i11.1942]
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Joško Božić, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathophysiology, University of Split School of Medicine, Soltanska 2, Split 21000, Croatia. jbozic@mefst.hr
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
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Observational Study
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Table 2 Adherence to individual food groups and total Mediterranean diet guidelines according to cardiovascular risk groups derived from advanced glycation endproducts levels
Did you get diet information according to your illness from your physician (yes)
172 (96.1)
91 (96.8)
263 (96.3)
0.764
Have you visited a nutritionist to advise you on nutrition (yes)
26 (14.5)
20 (21.4)
46 (16.8)
0.157
Have you informed yourself on the Internet about the diet related to your illness (yes)
29 (16.2)
20 (21.4)
49 (17.9)
0.300
Do you think that a better and more controlled diet could reduce your health problems (yes)
156 (87.2)
86 (91.5)
242 (88.6)
0.331
Do you consider educational programs on nutrition to be useful for patients (yes)
177 (98.9)
87 (92.6)
264 (96.7)
0.009
If educational programs on nutrition existed in your community, would you visit them (yes)
145 (81.0)
78 (83.0)
223 (81.7)
0.689
Citation: Grahovac M, Kumric M, Vilovic M, Martinovic D, Kreso A, Ticinovic Kurir T, Vrdoljak J, Prizmic K, Božić J. Adherence to Mediterranean diet and advanced glycation endproducts in patients with diabetes. World J Diabetes 2021; 12(11): 1942-1956