Assessment of Dietary Habits Using the Diet Quality Index-International in Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Disease Patients.

ABSTRACT: Improvement of dietary habits is recommended for the management of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases (CCVD). This study aimed to evaluate the dietary habits of CCVD patients and compare them with the general population by using the Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I). Data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (2013-2016) were used. Cardiovascular diseases included myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, and heart failure; and cerebrovascular diseases included stroke, cerebral infarction, and hemorrhage. In total, 12,683 subjects over 20 years old were included, comprising 718 CCVD patients and 11,965 non-CCVD subjects. Survey-weighted multiple linear regression analyses with adjustment for covariates were used to compare DQI-I scores. The mean to

SUBMITTER: Cho IY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7914702 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature