Foods, Mediterranean diet, and risk of multimorbidity: results from a large population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multimorbidity has posed growing global health burdens, yet evidence on modifiable dietary risk factors remains limited. To explore the dietary factors influencing multimorbidity risk, a longitudinal study was conducted in the UK Women's Cohort.

Methods

The cohort initiated from 1995 to 1998 has recruited 35,372 women aged 35-69 years at baseline. Daily consumption of foods and a modified Mediterranean diet was evaluated based on a validated food frequency questionnaire with 217 items. Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) was used to assess multimorbidity based on diagnostic ICD codes from Hospital Episode Statistics. Associations between diet and multimorbidity were estimated using Cox's proportional hazards models. Subgroup analyses stratified by age at baseline and

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613784 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature