Association of dietary patterns and endoscopic gastric mucosal atrophy in an adult Chinese population.

ABSTRACT: Atrophy gastritis harbor a high risk for the development of dysplasia and gastric cancer. The study investigated the relationships of specific dietary patterns and endoscopic gastric mucosal atrophy. In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 574 consecutive outpatients who were diagnosed as chronic gastritis according to endoscopic examination. Dietary intakes of study individuals was assessed using the semi-quantitative food group frequency questionnaire. Logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the relationship between dietary patterns and endoscopic gastric mucosal atrophy adjusted for potential confounders. A total of 574 participants were included, 286 with endoscopic gastric mucosal atrophy. Three dietary patterns were identified by factor analysis. "Alcohol and fish" (ter

SUBMITTER: Lin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6851133 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature