P515 - NUTRITIONAL STATUS, DIETARY PATTERN AND FUNCTIONALITY IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A PHASE II CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM

P515

NUTRITIONAL STATUS, DIETARY PATTERN AND FUNCTIONALITY IN PATIENTS ADMITTED TO A PHASE II CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAM

A. D. Ribas^1,*, M. S. Sousa¹, B. T. Martins¹, S. T. Correia¹, P. A. Nunes¹, S. Miguel¹, G. Araujo¹, A. Abreu¹

¹Santa Maria Local Health Unit, Lisboa, Portugal

Rationale: Cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRP) were created to promote early recovery, limit the effects of heart disease, reduce the risk of death and rehospitalizations¹. Our main objective was to evaluate the nutritional status, adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) and functional capacity (FC) of the patients in the CRP.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational study with patients admitted to a Nutrition consultation related to CRP Phase II at Santa Maria Local Health Unit . We assessed FC, through the Hand Grip Strenght Test (HGS), Time Up And Go Test (TUG), Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT), body composition and the adherence to the MD in 144 patients over 18 years old.

Results: Of the 144 participants, 78.5% (n=113) were male and 21.5% (n=31) female. 86 (59.7%) were adults and 58 (40.3%) elderly (age ≥65 years). The waist circumference mean was 103,02±11,31cm. BMI mean was 28.60±4.24 kg/m2,18.1% (n=26) had normal weight, 50% (n=72) pre-obesity, 24.3% (n=35) grade I obesity, 6.3% (n=9) grade II obesity and 1.4% (n=2) grade III obesity. 84.6% (n=110), had low adherence to MD and there was no statistically significant association between Nutritional Status and Adherence to MD (p=0.134). TUG mean was 10.10±2.67sec; 6MWT was 441.53±105.79m and HGS was 33.21±10.31kg. We found a significant association between nutritional status and FC (p=0.032). 

Conclusion: The results shows that most CPR participants are pre-obese or obese with low adherence to MD. Although no significant association was observed between these two study variables, a significant association was identified between nutritional status and FC. Promoting dietary habits aligned with the MD is essential to improve nutritional status, FC and cardiovascular health.

References: 1-The British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation 2017. 3rd edition.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared