Quality Diet Index and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited research has been conducted on the effect of quality diet index (QDI), which represents a comprehensive assessment of healthy diet quality and quantity, on pancreatic cancer risk in Asian populations.

Methods

Using data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, a prospective cohort of 63,257 middle-aged or older Chinese men and women, four QDI scores: the Alternative Health Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010), the alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED), the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), and the Heathy Diet Indicator (HDI), at baseline were calculated. After 25 years of follow-up, 311 cohort participants developed pancreatic cancer. Cox proportional hazard regression method was used to estimate HR and 95% confidence interval (CI) for pancreatic canc

SUBMITTER: Luu HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8568638 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature