Ramen restaurant prevalence is associated with stroke mortality in Japan: an ecological study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The association between stroke and nutrition has recently been investigated. However, the association between diet and stroke in Japan has not been clarified. We hypothesized that there may be an association between consumption of ramen and stroke mortality. Therefore, we investigated the association between the prevalence of ramen restaurants and stroke mortality in Japanese prefectures. METHODS:We used Pearson's correlation coefficients to evaluate associations between the prevalence of each of four restaurant types (ramen, fast food, French or Italian, and udon or soba) and age- and sex-adjusted stroke mortality rates in each prefecture. We also investigated correlations between acute myocardial infarction and the prevalence of each type of restaurant as a control. We obtaine

SUBMITTER: Matsuzono K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6727387 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature