The effect of Chinese famine exposure in early life on dietary patterns and chronic diseases of adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effect of famine exposure during early life on dietary patterns, chronic diseases, and the interaction effect between famine exposure and dietary patterns on chronic diseases in adulthood.

Design

Cross-sectional study. Dietary patterns were derived by factor analysis. Multivariate quantile regression and log-binomial regression were used to evaluate the impact of famine exposure on dietary patterns, chronic diseases and the interaction effect between famine exposure and dietary patterns on chronic diseases, respectively.

Setting

Hefei, China.

Participants

Adults aged 45-60 years (n 939).

Results

'Healthy', 'high-fat and high-salt', 'Western' and 'traditional Chinese' dietary patterns were identified. Early-childhood and mid-childh

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10260494 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature