Association between diet quality evaluated using the Meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Japanese adults and older adults: A cross-sectional study from the NILS-LSA
Background: The serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHVD) insufficiency is a recognized public health nutrition concern globally. The relationship between dietary factors and serum 25OHVD levels remains unclear in the Japanese population. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate diet quality using the Meiji...
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| author | Tao Yu Shu Zhang Ryota Wakayama Tomohito Horimoto Chikako Tange Yukiko Nishita Rei Otsuka |
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| description | Background: The serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHVD) insufficiency is a recognized public health nutrition concern globally. The relationship between dietary factors and serum 25OHVD levels remains unclear in the Japanese population. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate diet quality using the Meiji Nutritional Profiling System (Meiji NPS) and investigated its cross-sectional association with serum 25OHVD levels in Japanese middle-aged and older adults. Methods: Data were analyzed from 1272 middle-aged adults and 873 older adults participating in the National Institute for Longevity Sciences - Longitudinal Study of Aging in Japan. Participants with complete dietary records and serum 25OHVD measurements were included. Diet quality was assessed using the Meiji NPS, and a dietary index was calculated for each individual. Associations between diet quality and serum 25OHVD levels were examined using general linear model adjusted for various covariates. Results: The median age, dietary index, and prevalence of serum 25OHVD insufficiency (<30 ng/ml) were 53 years, 10.1 points, and 74.2 % in adults, and 73.0 years, 12.0 points, and 60.5 % in older adults, respectively. Higher dietary indices were positively associated with serum 25OHVD levels in both adults (partial regression coefficient 0.11; 95 % confidence interval: 0.04–0.18), and older adults (0.17, 0.07–0.26). Conclusions: This study suggests a positive association between diet quality, as evaluated by the Meiji NPS, and serum 25OHVD levels in middle-aged and older adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e2b4fa09411c4fc295f298ddd1a168ae2025-08-20T03:43:55ZengElsevierHuman Nutrition & Metabolism2666-14972025-09-014120032810.1016/j.hnm.2025.200328Association between diet quality evaluated using the Meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Japanese adults and older adults: A cross-sectional study from the NILS-LSATao Yu0Shu Zhang1Ryota Wakayama2Tomohito Horimoto3Chikako Tange4Yukiko Nishita5Rei Otsuka6Meiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, Japan; Corresponding author. Meiji Innovation Center, 1-29-1 Nanakuni, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0919, Japan.National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, JapanMeiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JapanMeiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JapanNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, JapanNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, JapanNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Aichi, JapanBackground: The serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHVD) insufficiency is a recognized public health nutrition concern globally. The relationship between dietary factors and serum 25OHVD levels remains unclear in the Japanese population. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate diet quality using the Meiji Nutritional Profiling System (Meiji NPS) and investigated its cross-sectional association with serum 25OHVD levels in Japanese middle-aged and older adults. Methods: Data were analyzed from 1272 middle-aged adults and 873 older adults participating in the National Institute for Longevity Sciences - Longitudinal Study of Aging in Japan. Participants with complete dietary records and serum 25OHVD measurements were included. Diet quality was assessed using the Meiji NPS, and a dietary index was calculated for each individual. Associations between diet quality and serum 25OHVD levels were examined using general linear model adjusted for various covariates. Results: The median age, dietary index, and prevalence of serum 25OHVD insufficiency (<30 ng/ml) were 53 years, 10.1 points, and 74.2 % in adults, and 73.0 years, 12.0 points, and 60.5 % in older adults, respectively. Higher dietary indices were positively associated with serum 25OHVD levels in both adults (partial regression coefficient 0.11; 95 % confidence interval: 0.04–0.18), and older adults (0.17, 0.07–0.26). Conclusions: This study suggests a positive association between diet quality, as evaluated by the Meiji NPS, and serum 25OHVD levels in middle-aged and older adults.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666149725000313Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin DDiet qualityMeiji nutritional profiling systemPublic health nutritionDisease preventionHeath promotion |
| spellingShingle | Tao Yu Shu Zhang Ryota Wakayama Tomohito Horimoto Chikako Tange Yukiko Nishita Rei Otsuka Association between diet quality evaluated using the Meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Japanese adults and older adults: A cross-sectional study from the NILS-LSA Human Nutrition & Metabolism Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Diet quality Meiji nutritional profiling system Public health nutrition Disease prevention Heath promotion |
| title | Association between diet quality evaluated using the Meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Japanese adults and older adults: A cross-sectional study from the NILS-LSA |
| title_full | Association between diet quality evaluated using the Meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Japanese adults and older adults: A cross-sectional study from the NILS-LSA |
| title_fullStr | Association between diet quality evaluated using the Meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Japanese adults and older adults: A cross-sectional study from the NILS-LSA |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between diet quality evaluated using the Meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Japanese adults and older adults: A cross-sectional study from the NILS-LSA |
| title_short | Association between diet quality evaluated using the Meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Japanese adults and older adults: A cross-sectional study from the NILS-LSA |
| title_sort | association between diet quality evaluated using the meiji nutritional profiling system and serum 25 hydroxyvitamin d levels in japanese adults and older adults a cross sectional study from the nils lsa |
| topic | Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Diet quality Meiji nutritional profiling system Public health nutrition Disease prevention Heath promotion |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666149725000313 |
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