Long-term Diet Quality and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Urban Chinese Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Little evidence exists regarding long-term diet quality and the risk of type 2 diabetes among Asian populations, who have undergone a nutrition transition and a diabetes epidemic.

Research design and methods

A total of 117,919 Chinese men and women, 40-74 years old, free of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer at baseline, were followed from 1996 to 2015. Diet quality was assessed by a healthy diet score (HDS) based on eight commonly consumed food groups previously suggested to be related to diabetes. Long-term diet quality and its changes were assessed by repeated surveys using food-frequency questionnaires.

Results

We identified 6,111 incident diabetes cases during a mean follow-up of 11.5 years. Higher HDS was associated with lower diabetes risk (

SUBMITTER: Yu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5860845 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature