Fresh fruit consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher fruit consumption is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Substantial uncertainties remain, however, about the associations of fruit consumption with all-cause mortality and mortality from subtypes of CVD and major non-vascular diseases, especially in China.

Methods

In 2004-08, the nationwide China Kadoorie Biobank Study recruited > 0.5 million adults aged 30-79 years from 10 diverse localities in China. Fresh fruit consumption was estimated using an interviewer-administered electronic questionnaire, and mortality data were collected from death registries. Among the 462 342 participants who were free of major chronic diseases at baseline, 17 894 deaths were recorded during ∼ 7 years of follow-up. Cox regression yielded adjusted rate r

SUBMITTER: Du H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5837264 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature