Data
Year of publication
2020
Kind
Mixed-Method
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
United Kingdom, Portugal, Ireland, Germany and France
Data
Secondary
Data collected
One or two 24 hours recall
Study setting
Household
Age group of participants
Adults/30-74
Participant sex
Mixed
Target population
General
Sample size
n=12640 (participants)
Ultra-processed food and excess heart age among U.S. adults
goal
Examine the association between ultra-processed foods and excess heart age amoung U.S. adults.
Results
The median usual percentage of calories from ultra-processed foods was 54.5% (IQR=45.8%_63.1%). Adjusted excess heart age increased from 7.0 years (95% CI=6.4, 7.6) in the lowest quintile (Q1) to 9.9 years (95% CI=9.2, 10.5) in the highest quintile (Q5) (p
Authors
Quanhe Y, Zefeng Z, Steele EM, Moore LV, Jackson SL.
Log
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
DOIs