Nut consumption and incidence of seven cardiovascular diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nut consumption has been found to be inversely associated with cardiovascular disease mortality, but the association between nut consumption and incidence of specific cardiovascular diseases is unclear. We examined the association between nut consumption and incidence of seven cardiovascular diseases.

Methods

This prospective study included 61 364 Swedish adults who had completed a Food Frequency Questionnaire and were followed up for 17 years through linkage with the Swedish National Patient and Death Registers.

Results

Nut consumption was inversely associated with risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and abdominal aortic aneurysm in the age-adjusted and sex-adjusted analysis. However, adjustment for multiple risk factors atten

SUBMITTER: Larsson SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6161661 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature