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This study aimed to identify the blood-based biomarkers most strongly associated with adherence to diverse dietary patterns and to describe the pathophysiological domains they belong to.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analysed data from 1,769 participants aged\u2009\u2265\u200960 years from the population-based Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen. Dietary intake was assessed using validated food frequency questionnaires. Diet quality was evaluated using adherence to the Alternative Mediterranean Diet (AMED), the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), and the reverse-transformed Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index (rEDII). Fifty-four blood biomarkers spanning metabolic, inflammatory, vascular, and neurodegenerative domains were analysed. Cross-sectional associations between adherence to the dietary patterns and standardized biomarker levels were examined using quantile regression, adjusted for sociodemographic and lifestyle factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After multiple comparison correction, at the median level of each biomarker distribution, higher adherence (1 standard deviation increment) to the AMED was directly associated with folic acid levels [beta coefficient (95% confidence interval)\u2009=\u20090.066 (0.033, 0.099)] and inversely with glial fibrillary acidic protein [-0.018 (-0.030, -0.006)]. Higher AHEI adherence showed direct association with folic acid levels [0.068 (0.035,0.100)] and inverse with growth differentiation factor 15 levels [-0.063 (-0.098, -0.029)]. Higher adherence to the rEDII was inversely associated with leptin [-0.094 (-0.139, -0.049)], insulin [-0.086 (-0.130, -0.043)], growth differentiation factor 15 [-0.064 (-0.100, -0.027)], alkaline phosphatase [-0.078 (-0.122, -0.033)], tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1B [-0.047 (-0.076, -0.019)], and leukocytes [-0.058 (-0.092, -0.024)]. Associations remained consistent across multiple sensitivity analyses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Higher diet quality is associated with favourable levels of blood-based biomarkers in older adults, with distinct associations within the metabolic and inflammatory domains, supporting the role of diet in promoting healthier aging.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12916-026-05202-2","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,15]],"date-time":"2026-09-15T08:53:40Z","timestamp":1789462420000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Biological signature of dietary patterns in older adults: findings from a population-based study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Rachel Ann","family":"DaCosta","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Caterina","family":"Gregorio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amaia","family":"Calder\u00f3n-Larra\u00f1aga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Alice Margherita","family":"Ornago","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anja","family":"Mrhar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rosario","family":"Ortol\u00e1","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claudia","family":"Fredolini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Davide Liborio","family":"Vetrano","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adri\u00e1n","family":"Carballo-Casla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"5202_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"59","DOI":"10.1016\/j.smhs.2019.08.005","volume":"1","author":"JC Drake","year":"2019","unstructured":"Drake JC, Yan Z. 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