The Mediterranean-style dietary pattern and mortality among men and women with cardiovascular disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of the Mediterranean diet among individuals with previous cardiovascular disease (CVD) is uncertain.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the association between the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED) score and all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality in men and women with CVD from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and the Nurses' Health Study.

Design

This study included 6137 men and 11,278 women with myocardial infarction, stroke, angina pectoris, coronary bypass, and coronary angioplasty. Diet was first assessed in 1986 for men and in 1980 for women with a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and then repeatedly every 2-4 y. Cumulative consumption was calculated with all available FFQs from the diagnosis of CVD to the end of

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Garcia E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3862454 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature