Journal article
Dietary quality is associated with abdominal aortic calcification: A mean of 18-year longitudinal study in community-dwelling older adults
X Shang, D Scott, A Hodge, B Khan, N Khan, DR English, GG Giles, PR Ebeling, KM Sanders
Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between baseline and changes in dietary quality assessed by the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010) and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) among community-dwelling older adults. Design: Population-based longitudinal study. Setting: A subset of the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study (MCCS). Participants: 262 community-dwelling adults (60% female) aged 53 ± 5 years at baseline. Measurements: Dietary intake was assessed using validated Food Frequency Questionnaires at baseline (1990-1994) and follow-up (2010-2011). AAC was evaluated by radiography and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) at follow-up. Results: Higher bas..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Department of Medicine, Western Hospital and the University of Melbourne Research Grant Scheme and a Heart Foundation Grant. The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study is funded by VicHealth and Cancer Council Victoria and further supported by Australian NHMRC grants 209057, 251553 and 504711 and by infrastructure provided by Cancer Council Victoria.