Relationship Between Diet Quality and Statin Use Among Adults With Metabolic Syndrome From the CARTaGENE Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In metabolic syndrome (MetS), cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reduction relies on the complementary use of diet and lipid-lowering medication. Evidence suggests that initiating such medication may impede diet quality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between diet quality and statin use among adults with MetS and free of CVD from the Province of Québec.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 2481 adults with MetS (40-69 years of age) from the CARTaGENE Québec population-based cohort, of whom 463 self-reported using statin monotherapy. Diet was assessed using the Canadian Dietary History Questionnaire II, a food- frequency questionnaire, and diet quality was assessed using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI).

Results

SUBMITTER: Belanger A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10837700 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature