Adherence to national food-based dietary guidelines and incidence of stroke: A cohort study of Danish men and women.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

National dietary guidelines are intended to promote primary prevention of lifestyle-related diseases, but little is known about their effectiveness in prevention of stroke.

Methods

We used the Danish cohort Diet, Cancer and Health (n = 57 053) to investigate whether adherence to the Danish food-based dietary guidelines was associated with risk of stroke. Adherence was assessed by the Danish Dietary Guidelines Index, score 0 [no adherence] to 6 [complete adherence]. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for stroke and subtypes of stroke in men and women separately.

Results

Incident stroke was determined in 1357 men and 900 women during follow-up (median 12.5 years and 13.0 years,

SUBMITTER: Hansen SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6200254 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature