Egg Consumption and Mortality: A Prospective Cohort Study of Australian Community-Dwelling Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Egg consumption in adults has been linked with a modestly increased risk of all-cause and CVD mortality. However, evidence on adults aged 65 y+ is limited. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between egg intake and mortality in community-dwelling older adults.

Methods

In this prospective cohort study, 8756 adults aged 70+ years, participants in the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) Longitudinal Study of Older Persons, self-reported the frequency of their total egg intake: never/infrequently (rarely/never, 1-2 times/month), weekly (1-6 times/week), and daily (daily/several times per day). All-cause and cause-specific (cardiovascular disease [CVD] and cancer) mortality was established from at least two sources:

SUBMITTER: Wild H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11767731 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature