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Healthy eating index and cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian elderly individuals

BACKGROUND: Concurrent with increase in life expectancy, the prevalence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has also increased. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between healthy eating index (HEI) score and CVD risk factors among Iranian elderly....

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Autores principales: Rashidipour-Fard, Nafiseh, Karimi, Majid, Saraf-Bank, Sahar, Baghaei, Mohammad Hassan, Haghighatdoost, Fahimeh, Azadbakht, Leila
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026411
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author Rashidipour-Fard, Nafiseh
Karimi, Majid
Saraf-Bank, Sahar
Baghaei, Mohammad Hassan
Haghighatdoost, Fahimeh
Azadbakht, Leila
author_facet Rashidipour-Fard, Nafiseh
Karimi, Majid
Saraf-Bank, Sahar
Baghaei, Mohammad Hassan
Haghighatdoost, Fahimeh
Azadbakht, Leila
author_sort Rashidipour-Fard, Nafiseh
collection PubMed
description BACKGROUND: Concurrent with increase in life expectancy, the prevalence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has also increased. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between healthy eating index (HEI) score and CVD risk factors among Iranian elderly. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of elderly persons from Isfahan, Iran, in 2013. Totally, 107 retired subjects were entered in statistical analysis. A semi- quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess the dietary intake of participants. Anthropometric measurements and blood pressure of participants were determined. Fasting blood samples were taken for biochemical assessments. RESULTS: The results of linear regression determined a significant inverse association between HEI score and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR, β = -0.238 (-0.426, -0.048)], fasting blood glucose [β = -0.194 (-0.383, -0.004)], and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP, β = -0.196, (-0.386, -0.005)]. In addition, a significant positive association was observed between HEI score and high density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C, β = 0.196 (0.006, 0.385)] levels. However, after adjusting for confounding variables, these significant associations were disappeared except for hs-CRP [β = -0.074 (-0.145, -0.003)]. CONCLUSION: Healthy eating index was associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular risk factors in old people. It seems that more adherence with healthy eating index could provide cardio-protective effects in elderly persons.
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spelling pubmed-56288522017-10-12 Healthy eating index and cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian elderly individuals Rashidipour-Fard, Nafiseh Karimi, Majid Saraf-Bank, Sahar Baghaei, Mohammad Hassan Haghighatdoost, Fahimeh Azadbakht, Leila ARYA Atheroscler Original Article BACKGROUND: Concurrent with increase in life expectancy, the prevalence of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases (CVD) has also increased. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between healthy eating index (HEI) score and CVD risk factors among Iranian elderly. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of elderly persons from Isfahan, Iran, in 2013. Totally, 107 retired subjects were entered in statistical analysis. A semi- quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess the dietary intake of participants. Anthropometric measurements and blood pressure of participants were determined. Fasting blood samples were taken for biochemical assessments. RESULTS: The results of linear regression determined a significant inverse association between HEI score and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR, β = -0.238 (-0.426, -0.048)], fasting blood glucose [β = -0.194 (-0.383, -0.004)], and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP, β = -0.196, (-0.386, -0.005)]. In addition, a significant positive association was observed between HEI score and high density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C, β = 0.196 (0.006, 0.385)] levels. However, after adjusting for confounding variables, these significant associations were disappeared except for hs-CRP [β = -0.074 (-0.145, -0.003)]. CONCLUSION: Healthy eating index was associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular risk factors in old people. It seems that more adherence with healthy eating index could provide cardio-protective effects in elderly persons. Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences 2017-03 /pmc/articles/PMC5628852/ /pubmed/29026411 Text en © 2017 Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center & Isfahan University of Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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Rashidipour-Fard, Nafiseh
Karimi, Majid
Saraf-Bank, Sahar
Baghaei, Mohammad Hassan
Haghighatdoost, Fahimeh
Azadbakht, Leila
Healthy eating index and cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian elderly individuals
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title_fullStr Healthy eating index and cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian elderly individuals
title_full_unstemmed Healthy eating index and cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian elderly individuals
title_short Healthy eating index and cardiovascular risk factors among Iranian elderly individuals
title_sort healthy eating index and cardiovascular risk factors among iranian elderly individuals
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026411
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