Dietary inflammatory index or Mediterranean diet score as risk factors for total and cardiovascular mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Dietary patterns are associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to examine associations of the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) with total, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study; and compare the strengths of the associations.

Methods and results

In our prospective cohort study of 41,513 men and women aged 40-69 years, a food frequency questionnaire was completed at baseline and mortality data were obtained via linkage with local and national registries over an average of 19 years follow up. At baseline, questionnaires were completed and physical measures and blood samples taken. Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting

SUBMITTER: Hodge AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5923432 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature