Association of five diet scores with severe NAFLD incidence: A prospective study from UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study aimed to contrast the associations of five common diet scores with severe non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) incidence.

Materials and methods

In total, 162 999 UK Biobank participants were included in this prospective population-based study. Five international diet scores were included: the 14-Item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS-14), the Recommended Food Score (RFS), the Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI), the Mediterranean Diet Score and the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay score. As each score has different measurements and scales, all scores were standardized and categorized into quartiles. Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for confounder factors investigated associations between the standardized quartiles and

SUBMITTER: Petermann-Rocha F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11497349 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature