Dairy product consumption and calcified atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries: The NHLBI Family Heart Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Diet modification is a major component of non-pharmacological coronary heart disease (CHD) prevention. Few studies have examined the association between consumption of different dairy products with subclinical coronary artery disease. We sought to examine whether milk, yogurt, or cheese consumption is associated with calcified atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary arteries.

Methods

We cross-sectionally examined 2278 participants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study. Dairy consumption was assessed by a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) was estimated by cardiac computed tomography. We used an Agatston score of ≥100 to indicate prevalent CAC and fitted multivariable logistic regressi

SUBMITTER: Neisius U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142774 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature