Dietary Patterns and the Prevalence of Noncommunicable Diseases in the PURE Poland Study Participants

ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to analyze the association between dietary patterns (DP) identified in the group of Lower Silesia (Poland) inhabitants and the prevalence of selected noncommunicable diseases, such as total cardiovascular diseases (CVD), hypertension, diabetes, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), visceral obesity, and excessive body weight. This study involved 2023 subjects aged 35–70 years, from Wroclaw and surrounding villages. The assessment of food intake in the study group was assessed using the standardized Food Frequency Questionnaire. Dietary patterns were identified using the principal components analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation. Three dietary patterns were identified in the study group: unhealthy, healthy, and traditional. The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, IFG, an

SUBMITTER: Rozanska D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10459498 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature