Association between adherence to the Japanese diet and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The present study aimed to examine the association between adherence to the Japanese diet and the subsequent risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality using a large-scale cohort from settings all over Japan.

Methods

We analyzed data from a cohort study of 92,969 Japanese adults aged 45-74 years, covering 11 public health center areas nationwide. We collected dietary information using a validated 147-item food frequency questionnaire. Adherence to the Japanese diet consisting of eight components (high intake of rice, miso soup, seaweeds, pickles, green and yellow vegetables, fish, and green tea; low intake of beef and pork) was assessed using 8-item Japanese Diet Index (JDI8) score, with scores ranging from 0 to 8. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to e

SUBMITTER: Matsuyama S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7987617 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature