Mediterranean diet, neutrophil count, and carotid intima-media thickness in secondary prevention: the CORDIOPREV study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Several studies have supported the role of innate immune system as a key factor in the sterile inflammation underlying the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis in mice. However, its involvement in humans remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the association between neutrophil count, and the intima-media thickness of common carotid arteries (IMT-CC), as well as the potential impact of long-term dietary interventions on these associations.

Methods

A comprehensive analysis was conducted within the framework of the CORDIOPREV study, a long-term secondary prevention study involving dietary interventions with either a Mediterranean or a low-fat diet. The study evaluated the relationship between absolute neutrophil count and neutrophil-related ratios with I

SUBMITTER: Boughanem H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11842968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature