RT Journal Article T1 Use of Different Food Classification Systems to Assess the Association between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Cardiometabolic Health in an Elderly Population with Metabolic Syndrome (PREDIMED-Plus Cohort) A1 Martínez Pérez, Celia A1 San Cristobal, Rodrigo A1 Guallar Castillon, Pilar A1 Martínez González, Miguel Ángel A1 Salas Salvadó, Jordi A1 Corella, Dolores A1 Castañer, Olga A1 Martínez, José Alfredo A1 Alonso Gómez, Ángel M. A1 Wärnberg, Julia A1 Vioque, Jesús A1 Romaguera, Dora A1 López Miranda, José A1 Estruch, Ramon A1 Tinahones, Francisco J. A1 Lapetra, José A1 Serra-Majem, Lluis A1 Bueno Cavanillas, Aurora A1 Tur, Josep A. A1 Sánchez, Vicente Martín A1 Pintó, Xavier A1 Gaforio, José J. A1 Matía Martín, Pilar A1 Vidal, Josep A1 Vázquez, Clotilde A1 Ros, Emilio A1 Bes Rastrollo, Maira A1 Babio, Nancy A1 Sorlí, Jose V. A1 Lassale, Camille A1 Pérez Sanz, Beatriz A1 Vaquero Luna, Jessica A1 Bazán, María Julia Ajejas A1 Barceló Iglesias, María Concepción A1 Konieczna, Jadwiga A1 Ríos, Antonio García A1 Bernal López, María Rosa A1 Santos Lozano, José Manuel A1 Toledo, Estefanía A1 Becerra Tomás, Nerea A1 Portoles, Olga A1 Zomeño, María Dolores A1 Abete, Itziar A1 Moreno Rodríguez, Anai A1 Lecea Juarez, Oscar A1 Nishi, Stephanie K. A1 Muñoz Martínez, Júlia A1 Ordovás, José M. A1 Daimiel, Lidia AB The association between ultra-processed food (UPF) and risk of cardiometabolic disorders is an ongoing concern. Different food processing-based classification systems have originated discrepancies in the conclusions among studies. To test whether the association between UPF consumption and cardiometabolic markers changes with the classification system, we used baseline data from 5636 participants (48.5% female and 51.5% male, mean age 65.1 ± 4.9) of the PREDIMED-Plus (“PREvention with MEDiterranean DIet”) trial. Subjects presented with overweight or obesity and met at least three metabolic syndrome (MetS) criteria. Food consumption was classified using a 143-item food frequency questionnaire according to four food processing-based classifications: NOVA, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), International Food Information Council (IFIC) and University of North Carolina (UNC). Mean changes in nutritional and cardiometabolic markers were assessed according to quintiles of UPF consumption for each system. The association between UPF consumption and cardiometabolic markers was assessed using linear regression analysis. The concordance of the different classifications was assessed with intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC3, overall = 0.51). The highest UPF consumption was obtained with the IARC classification (45.9%) and the lowest with NOVA (7.9%). Subjects with high UPF consumption showed a poor dietary profile. We detected a direct association between UPF consumption and BMI (p = 0.001) when using the NOVA system, and with systolic (p = 0.018) and diastolic (p = 0.042) blood pressure when using the UNC system. Food classification methodologies markedly influenced the association between UPF consumption and cardiometabolic risk markers. PB MPDI SN 2072-6643 YR 2021 FD 2021-07-20 LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4830 UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/4830 LA eng NO Unión Europea. FP7 NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICINN) NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)/CIBEROBN/FEDER NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)/CIBEROBN/FEDER NO Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)/CIBEROBN/FEDER NO Comunidad de Madrid/FEDER NO Recercaixa NO Junta de Andalucía NO Generalitat Valenciana DS Docta Complutense RD 5 ago 2024