Mediterranean and DASH diet scores and mortality in women with heart failure: The Women's Health Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current dietary recommendations for patients with heart failure (HF) are largely based on data from non-HF populations; evidence on associations of dietary patterns with outcomes in HF is limited. We therefore evaluated associations of Mediterranean and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet scores with mortality among postmenopausal women with HF.

Methods and results

Women's Health Initiative participants were followed up from the date of HF hospitalization through the date of death or last participant contact before August 2009. Mediterranean and DASH diet scores were calculated from food-frequency questionnaires. Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for demographics, health behaviors, and health status were used to calculate hazard ratios and 9

SUBMITTER: Levitan EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4564006 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature