Povezanost mediteranske prehrane i sluha u mladih odraslih osoba

master's thesis

• Title (english): The association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and hearing in young adults
• Author: Marta Mlinarić
• Mentor: Selma Cvijetić-Avdagić (mentor)
• Committee member: Irena Keser (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Martina Bituh (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Rumbak (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology; (Department of Food Quality Control); (Laboratory for Nutrition Science); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-02-29, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES; Nutrition

Abstract

Procjenjuje se kako sve više mladih ljudi ima poteškoće sa sluhom zbog izlaganja buci tijekom slobodnog vremena. Istraživanja su pokazala da kvaliteta sluha može biti povezana s načinom prehrane, ali su vrlo rijetko provedena među mladim osobama. Cilj ovog istraživanja je bio odrediti povezanost kvalitete sluha i pridržavanja obrasca mediteranske prehrane u mladih odraslih osoba. Sudjelovao je 51 ispitanik, 37 žena i 14 muškaraca, u dobi od 18 do 25 godina. Audiometrijski je procijenjen sluh i utvrđen gubitak sluha. Ispitanici su ispunili opći upitnik o sluhu i MEDAS upitnik (engl. Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener). Rezultati su pokazali blagu nagluhost u 25,4 % ispitanika. Oko jedne četvrtine ispitanika (23,5 %) prakticiralo je mediteransku prehranu (MEDAS skor ≥9). Utvrđena je statistički značajna povezanost veće konzumacije orašastih plodova s boljim sluhom te statistički značajna povezanost povećanog indeksa tjelesne mase s lošijim sluhom. Rezultati ukazuju da su pojedine sastavnice mediteranske prehrane, kao što su orašasti plodovi, povezane s boljim sluhom.

Abstract (english)

It is estimated that young people have increasing risk of hearing problems due to exposure to recreative noise. Studies have also shown that hearing quality can be related to diet, but they have rarely been conducted among young people. The aim of this research was to determine the relationship between hearing and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in young adults. The study comprised 51 participants, 37 women and 14 men, aged 18 to 25 years. Hearing was evaluated by audiometry. Participants completed a general questionnaire on hearing and MEDAS questionnaire (Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener). The results showed a mild hearing loss in 25,4 % of participants. About one quarter of the respondents (23,5 %) practiced the Mediterranean diet (MEDAS score ≥9). Better hearing was significantly associated with nuts intake and with lower body mass index. The results indicate that some components of the Mediterranean diet, such as nuts, are associated with better hearing.

• Keywords: sluh; mediteranska prehrana; mladi ljudi; MEDAS
• Keywords (english): hearing; Mediterranean diet; young adults; MEDAS
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:159:472556
• Study programme: Title: Nutrition; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra nutricionizma (magistar/magistra nutricionizma)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-07-25 09:58:02