Plant-Based Diets and Incident CKD and Kidney Function.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

The association between plant-based diets, incident CKD, and kidney function decline has not been examined in the general population. We prospectively investigated this relationship in a population-based study, and evaluated if risk varied by different types of plant-based diets.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Analyses were conducted in a sample of 14,686 middle-aged adults enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study. Diets were characterized using four plant-based diet indices. In the overall plant-based diet index, all plant foods were positively scored; in the healthy plant-based diet index, only healthful plant foods were positively scored; in the provegetarian diet, selected plant foods were positively scored. In th

SUBMITTER: Kim H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500948 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature