Adherence to a Mediterranean-style eating pattern and risk of diabetes in a U.S. prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A Mediterranean-style eating pattern is consistently associated with a decreased diabetes risk in Mediterranean and European populations. However, results in U.S. populations are inconsistent. The objective of this study was to assess whether a Mediterranean-style eating pattern would be associated with diabetes risk in a large, nationally representative U.S. cohort of black and white men and women.

Methods

Participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study prospective cohort without diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer at baseline (visit 1, 1987-1989; n = 11,991) were included (mean age 54 years, 56% female, 75% white). Alternate Mediterranean Diet scores (aMed) were calculated using the mean dietary intake self-reported at visit 1 and visit 3

SUBMITTER: O'Connor LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7083875 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature