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Plant-Based Diets and Risk of Hospitalization with Respiratory Infection: Results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
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Nutrients [Nutrients] 2023 Oct 05; Vol. 15 (19). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 05. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- The benefits of plant-based diets may depend on the type of plant. To determine the associations of healthy and unhealthy plant-based diet types on risk of hospitalization with respiratory infections or any infection, we used dietary intake data reported in a food frequency questionnaire from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study to calculate a plant-based diet index (PDI), a healthy PDI (HPDI), and an unhealthy PDI (UPDI). Cox regression was used to calculate hazard ratios for the associations of the three plant-based diet indices with the risk of hospitalization with respiratory infections and any infection-related hospitalization. Comparing the highest to lowest quintiles, HPDI was associated with a lower risk of hospitalization with respiratory infections (HR 0.86, 95% CI: 0.75, 0.99), and a lower risk of hospitalization with any infections (HR 0.87, 95% CI: 0.78, 0.97). The PDI was associated with a lower risk of hospitalization with any infections (HR 0.86, 95% CI: 0.76, 0.96). Significant associations were not observed with the UPDI. Adults with a high PDI and HPDI had a lower risk of hospitalization with any infections, whereas adults with a high HPDI had lower risk of hospitalizations with respiratory infections.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2072-6643
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nutrients
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 37836549
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194265