Atti del 52° Congresso Nazionale: Società Italiana di Igiene, Medicina Preventiva e Sanità Pubblica (SItI)

Researchers investigated the association between the participants' dietary information and their physical performance using the sixminute walking test and the distance walked in meters (6MWD) as main outcome measure. Information on dietary intake was collected using the validated European Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Food Frequency Questionnaires (FFQ). Then, daily intake of energy and macronutrients were estimated by means of the NAF software (Nutritional Analysis of FFQ). Linear regression models were used to evaluate the associations between vegetable, animal and total protein intakes and the 6MWD. The models were adjusted for sociodemographic features, total fats and available carbohydrate intakes.