Data
Year of publication
2020
Type
Quantitative
Design
Cross-sectional
Classification
NOVA
Country studied
Spain
Data
Primary
Data Collected
One food frequency
Study setting
Clinic
Age group of participant
Adults/40-60
Participant sex
Male
Target population
Vulnerable
Sample size
n=1876 (participants)
High consumption of ultra-processed food may double the risk of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis: the Aragon Workers’ Health Study (AWHS)
Goal
Assess whether consumption of UPF is directly associated with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in middle-aged men.
Results
No coronary calcium was detected in 60.2% of the participants, whereas 10.2% had a CACS_≥_100. A significant dose-response association was observed between energy-adjusted UPF consumption and the risk of having a CACS_≥_100, when compared with those in the lowest CACS categories (CACS of 0 together with CACS_>_0 and <_100). The fully adjusted ORs (95% CI) of having a CACS_≥_100 across quartiles of energy-adjusted UPF consumption (approximately 100_g/day in the lowest quartile (ref.) and 500_g/day in the highest) were 1.00 (ref.), 1.50 (0.93, 2.42), 1.56 (0.96, 2.52), and 2.00 (1.26, 3.16), p trend .005.
Authors
Montero-Salazar H, Donat-Vargas C, Moreno-Franco B, et al.
Journal
BMC Med
DOI