Dietary fats and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes: analysis in two population based cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association of dietary fatty acids with cardiovascular disease mortality and total mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Design

Prospective, longitudinal cohort study.

Setting

Health professionals in the United States.

Participants

11 264 participants with type 2 diabetes in the Nurses' Health Study (1980-2014) and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2014).

Exposures

Dietary fat intake assessed using validated food frequency questionnaires and updated every two to four years.

Main outcome measure

Total and cardiovascular disease mortality during follow-up.

Results

During follow-up, 2502 deaths including 646 deaths due to cardiovascular disease were documented. After multivariate adjustment, intake of

SUBMITTER: Jiao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6603712 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature