OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential associations between dietary patterns (defined using factor analysis) and difficulty conceiving. DESIGN: Case-control study nested in a Spanish cohort of university graduates (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra [SUN] Project). SETTING: Female university graduates all over Spain participating in the SUN Project. PATIENT(S): A total of 485 women, aged 20-45 years, reporting having presented with difficulty getting pregnant, and 1,669 age-matched controls who had at least one child. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Reported difficulty getting pregnant. Data were collected from baseline and follow-up questionnaires of the SUN Project. RESULT(S): Two dietary patterns were identified. They were labeled as "Mediterranean-type" and "Western-type" patterns. A lower risk of difficulty getting pregnant was apparent in the highest quartile of adherence to the Mediterranean-type pattern compared with the lowest quartile (odds ratio 0.56, 95% confidence interval 0.35-0.95). Greater adherence to the Western-type dietary pattern showed no association with this outcome. CONCLUSION(S): A greater adherence to the Mediterranean-type dietary pattern may enhance fertility. Further evidence about the relationship between this dietary pattern and fertility is needed to develop nutritional interventions for women desiring to get pregnant.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate potential associations between dietary patterns (defined using factor analysis) and difficulty conceiving. DESIGN: Case-control study nested in a Spanish cohort of university graduates (Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra [SUN] Project). SETTING: Female university graduates all over Spain participating in the SUN Project. PATIENT(S): A total of 485 women, aged 20-45 years, reporting having presented with difficulty getting pregnant, and 1,669 age-matched controls who had at least one child. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Reported difficulty getting pregnant. Data were collected from baseline and follow-up questionnaires of the SUN Project. RESULT(S): Two dietary patterns were identified. They were labeled as "Mediterranean-type" and "Western-type" patterns. A lower risk of difficulty getting pregnant was apparent in the highest quartile of adherence to the Mediterranean-type pattern compared with the lowest quartile (odds ratio 0.56, 95% confidence interval 0.35-0.95). Greater adherence to the Western-type dietary pattern showed no association with this outcome. CONCLUSION(S): A greater adherence to the Mediterranean-type dietary pattern may enhance fertility. Further evidence about the relationship between this dietary pattern and fertility is needed to develop nutritional interventions for women desiring to get pregnant.
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Authors: Jorge E Chavarro; Janet W Rich-Edwards; Audrey J Gaskins; Leslie V Farland; Kathryn L Terry; Cuilin Zhang; Stacey A Missmer Journal: Am J Public Health Date: 2016-07-26 Impact factor: 9.308
Authors: A Cutillas-Tolín; L Mínguez-Alarcón; J Mendiola; J J López-Espín; N Jørgensen; E M Navarrete-Muñoz; A M Torres-Cantero; J E Chavarro Journal: Hum Reprod Date: 2015-09-25 Impact factor: 6.918
Authors: Audrey J Gaskins; Janet W Rich-Edwards; Russ Hauser; Paige L Williams; Matthew W Gillman; Alan Penzias; Stacey A Missmer; Jorge E Chavarro Journal: Am J Clin Nutr Date: 2014-08-13 Impact factor: 7.045