Nut and Peanut Butter Consumption and Mortality in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study.

ABSTRACT: Although previous studies have shown inverse associations between nut consumption and mortality, the associations between nut consumption and less common causes of mortality have not been investigated. Additionally, about 50% of peanut consumption in the US is through peanut butter but the association between peanut butter consumption and mortality has not been thoroughly evaluated. The National Institutes of Health-AARP (NIH-AARP) Diet and Health Study recruited 566,398 individuals aged 50-71 at baseline in 1995-1996. A food-frequency questionnaire was used to evaluate nut and peanut butter consumption. Cox proportional hazard models were used to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for mortality using the non-consumers as reference groups and three categories of consumptio

SUBMITTER: Amba V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6682967 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature