Association between Nutrition and Health Knowledge and Multiple Chronic Diseases: A Large Cross-Sectional Study in Wuhan, China

ABSTRACT: Nutrition and health knowledge (NHK) is linked to people’s dietary behavior and health outcomes. However, studies on the associations between NHK and chronic diseases are limited. This study aimed to examine the association of NHK with five specific chronic diseases (diabetes/hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke) in central China. Individual NHK and disease status were investigated using a self-reporting questionnaire. We further added up the number of chronic diseases and used this as a secondary outcome. A total of 21,559 adults were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. NHK score was significantly inversely associated with diabetes/hyperglycemia, hypertension, CHD, and stroke (all p-trends < 0.001). Moreover, an inverse association was fo

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10180909 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature