Nutrition and mortality in the elderly over 10 years of follow-up: the Three-City study.

ABSTRACT: In the last 20 years, many prospective cohort studies have assessed the relationships between food consumption and mortality. Result interpretation is mainly hindered by the limited adjustment for confounders and, to a lesser extent, the small sample sizes. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary habits and all-cause mortality in a multicentre prospective cohort that included non-institutionalised, community-based elderly individuals (Three-City Study). A brief FFQ was administered at baseline. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95 % CI for all-cause mortality were estimated relative to the consumption frequency of several food groups, using Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for sex, centre, socio-demographic characteristics and health status indicators. Among t

SUBMITTER: Letois F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5666086 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature