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Oxidative stress is involved in PCC pathophysiology, and the Mediterranean diet may be associated with redox balance. Objective: To evaluate the association between Mediterranean diet adherence (main exposure variable) and oxidative stress\/redox stress biomarkers (primary outcomes) in ICU survivors with persistent symptoms after severe COVID-19. Additionally, body composition and inflammatory markers were explored as secondary outcomes related to redox status. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 123 adult ICU survivors with PCC (51 \u00b1 13.2 years; 53% men; 75% with obesity). Protein carbonyls, TBARS, sulfhydryl groups, glutathione, CRP, albumin, and IL-6 were measured. Diet adherence during post-COVID-19 outpatient follow-up was assessed using MEDAS, and body composition by DXA. Participants were categorized by the median score, and Poisson regression models were applied. Results: The median MEDAS total score was 4 (IQR 2\u20135), indicating overall low adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Lower adherence was associated with higher glutathione levels (p = 0.04), with no differences in pro-oxidant markers. Higher sulfhydryl levels were associated with lower body fat, higher appendicular skeletal muscle mass, and lower CRP and IL-6. Conclusions: Low adherence was frequent and associated with antioxidant differences. Redox status was also associated with body composition and inflammatory markers.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu18152420","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]],"date-time":"2026-07-24T13:53:26Z","timestamp":1784901206000},"page":"2420","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Mediterranean Diet, Redox Biomarkers, and Body Composition in ICU Post-COVID-19 Patients"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3837-5206","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daieni","family":"Fernandes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program: Sciences in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marina","family":"Berbigier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program: Sciences in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C\u00e1ssia","family":"Soares","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program: Sciences in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6734-7688","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Poli","family":"Spritzer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology and Metabolism, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8588-7362","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rafael","family":"Marschner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Simone","family":"Wajner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program in Medical Sciences: Endocrinology and Metabolism, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6240-8488","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Samanta","family":"Ferreira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8896-3199","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Valesca","family":"Dall'Alba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Program: Sciences in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"},{"name":"Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"},{"name":"Nutrition and Dietetics Service, Hospital de Cl\u00ednicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre 90040-060, Brazil"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Maestre-Mu\u00f1iz, M.M., Arias, \u00c1., Mata-V\u00e1zquez, E., Mart\u00edn-Toledano, M., L\u00f3pez-Larramona, G., Ruiz-Chicote, A.M., Nieto-Sandoval, B., and Lucendo, A.J. 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