Long-term dietary quality and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in women.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the association between long-term dietary quality, measured by the 2010 Alternative Healthy Eating Index, and risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in women.

Methods

We prospectively followed 76 597 women in the Nurses' Health Study aged 30-55 years and 93 392 women in the Nurses' Health Study II aged 25-42 years at baseline and free from RA or other connective tissue diseases. The lifestyle, environmental exposure and anthropometric information were collected at baseline and updated biennially. Cumulative follow-up rates were more than 90% for both cohorts. The primary outcome was RA alone with two subtypes of the disease: seropositive and seronegative RA.

Results

During 3 678 104 person-years, 1007 RA cases were confirmed. In the multivariable-adj

SUBMITTER: Hu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5556680 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature