Nut Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Mediterranean Population.

ABSTRACT: Nuts are often considered beneficial for health, yet few studies have examined determinants of their intake and the associations between nut consumption and various cardiovascular disease risk factors. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with nut intake in a Mediterranean population, in Croatia, and to investigate the association of nut intake and various cardiovascular risk factors. Subjects from the Island of Vis, Island of Korčula and the City of Split were included in this cross-sectional study (n = 4416 in total; 4011 without known cardiovascular disease). Survey responses, medical records and clinically relevant measurements were utilized. Multivariate ordinal and logistic regression models were used in the analysis, adjusting for known confounding factors. As lo

SUBMITTER: Relja A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5748747 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature