Types of diet, obesity, and incident type 2 diabetes: Findings from the UK Biobank prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To investigate the associations between types of diet and incident type 2 diabetes and whether adiposity mediated these associations.

Materials and methods

In total, 203 790 participants from UK Biobank (mean age 55.2 years; 55.8% women) without diabetes at baseline were included in this prospective study. Using the dietary intake data self-reported at baseline, participants were categorized as vegetarians (n = 3237), fish eaters (n = 4405), fish and poultry eaters (n = 2217), meat eaters (n = 178 004) and varied diet (n = 15 927). The association between type of diet and incident type 2 diabetes was investigated using Cox-proportional hazards models with a 2-year landmark analysis. The mediation role of adiposity was tested under a counterfactual framework.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Boonpor J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9325356 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature