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Fruit And Vegetable Consumption And Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Yangbo Sun, Chao Qiang Jiang, Kar Keung Cheng, Wei Sen Zhang, Gabriel M. Leung, Tai Hing Lam, Mary Schooling
Fruit And Vegetable Consumption And Cardiovascular Risk Factors In Older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study, Yangbo Sun, Chao Qiang Jiang, Kar Keung Cheng, Wei Sen Zhang, Gabriel M. Leung, Tai Hing Lam, Mary Schooling
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Objective
To examine the adjusted associations of fruit consumption and vegetable consumption with the Framingham score and its components in the non-Western setting of Southern China, considering health status.
Method
Linear regression was used to assess the cross-sectional associations of fruit and vegetable consumption with the Framingham score and its components, among 19,518 older Chinese (50 years) from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study in Southern China (2003– 2006), and whether these differed by health status.
Results
The association of fruit consumption with the Framingham score varied by health status (P-value
Conclusion
This large study from a non-western setting found that …