Association between the healthy eating index 2020 and heart failure among the U.S. middle-aged and older adults from NHANES 2005-2020: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to shed light on the correlation between Healthy Eating Index-2020 (HEI-2020) and heart failure (HF) in American adults aged 50 or above.

Methods

Data were from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005-2020, encompassing 13,105 participants with an age of 50 or above. HEI-2020 score was utilized for rating the dietary quality. The link of HEI-2020 to HF was assessed via logistic regression, restricted cubic splines (RCS), generalized additive models (GAM), weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, as well as quantile g-computation (Qgcomp) models.

Results

A negative association between HEI-2020 and HF risk was uncovered in middle-aged and older Americans (OR = 0.99, 95% CI: 0.98-1.00, p = 0.006). The highes

SUBMITTER: Gu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11743723 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature