Exclusive olive oil consumption has a protective effect on coronary artery disease; overview of the THISEAS study

Public Health Nutrition

Ioanna Panagiota Kalafati¹  Genovefa Kolovou¹  Loukianos S Rallidis¹  Maria Dimitriou¹  Eirini V Theodoraki¹  George V Dedoussis¹ 

关键词: CVD;    Coronary artery disease;    Case–control;    Olive oil;    Mediterranean diet;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980015002244

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveThe aims of the current report are to present the demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics/biochemical indices and lifestyle habits of the population and to explore the potential association of exclusive olive oil consumption, in relation to lifestyle factors, with coronary artery disease risk.DesignDemographic, lifestyle, dietary and biochemical variables were recorded. Logistic regression analysis was performed in order to estimate the relative risks of developing coronary artery disease.SettingThe Hellenic study of Interactions between Single nucleotide polymorphisms and Eating in Atherosclerosis Susceptibility (THISEAS), a medical centre-based case–control study conducted in Greek adults.SubjectsWe consecutively enrolled 1221 adult patients with coronary artery disease and 1344 adult controls.ResultsA higher prevalence of the conventional established risk factors was observed in cases than in controls. Physical activity level was higher in controls (1·4 (sd 0·2) than in cases (1·3 (sd 0·3); P

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