Alternative Healthy Eating Index and mortality over 18 y of follow-up: results from the Whitehall II cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Indexes of diet quality have been shown to be associated with decreased risk of mortality in several countries. It remains unclear if the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), designed to provide dietary guidelines to combat major chronic diseases, is related to mortality risk.

Objective

We aimed to examine the association between adherence to the AHEI and cause-specific mortality over 18 y of follow-up in a British working population.

Design

Analyses are based on 7319 participants (mean age: 49.5 y; range: 39-63 y; 30.3% women) from the Whitehall II Study. Cox proportional hazards regression models were performed to analyze associations of the AHEI (scored on the basis of intake of 9 components: vegetables, fruit, nuts and soy, white or red meat, trans

SUBMITTER: Akbaraly TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3127516 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature