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Traditional Dietary Patterns and Risk of Mortality in a Longitudinal Cohort of the Salus in Apulia Study
Rossella DonghiaNicola VeroneseRoberta ZupoHeiner BoeingGianluigi GiannelliAndrea PassantinoIlaria BortoneFrancesco PanzaMadia LozuponeFabio CastellanaVito GuerraGiovanni De PergolaGiovanni MisciagnaLuisa LampignanoRodolfo Sardonesubject
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There is still room for further studies analyzing the long-term health impact of specific dietary patterns observable in regions belonging to the Mediterranean area. The aim of the study is to evaluate how much a diet practiced in southern Italy is associated to a risk of mortality. The study population included 2472 participants first investigated in 1985, inquiring about their frequencies of intake of 29 foods using a self-administered questionnaire covering the previous year. The population was followed up for mortality until 31 December 2017. Cox-based risk modeling referred to single foods, food groups, the results of principal component analysis (PCA), and a priori indexes. Single food analysis revealed eggs, fatty meat, and fatty/baked ham to be inversely associated with mortality. Furthermore, one of the 5 PCA derived dietary patterns, the &ldquo
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-01 | Nutrients |