A priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Multiethnic Cohort

Aims/hypothesis: Dietary patterns have been associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes, but little is known about the impact of ethnicity on this relationship. This study evaluated the association between four a priori dietary quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes among white individuals...

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Main Authors: Jacobs, S., Harmon, B., Boushey, Carol, Morimoto, Y., Wilkens, L., Le Marchand, L., Kröger, J., Schulze, M., Kolonel, L., Maskarinec, G.
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Published: Springer Verlag 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51013
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author Jacobs, S.
Harmon, B.
Boushey, Carol
Morimoto, Y.
Wilkens, L.
Le Marchand, L.
Kröger, J.
Schulze, M.
Kolonel, L.
Maskarinec, G.
author_facet Jacobs, S.
Harmon, B.
Boushey, Carol
Morimoto, Y.
Wilkens, L.
Le Marchand, L.
Kröger, J.
Schulze, M.
Kolonel, L.
Maskarinec, G.
author_sort Jacobs, S.
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description Aims/hypothesis: Dietary patterns have been associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes, but little is known about the impact of ethnicity on this relationship. This study evaluated the association between four a priori dietary quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes among white individuals, Japanese-Americans and Native Hawaiians in the Hawaii component of the Multiethnic Cohort.Methods: After excluding participants with prevalent diabetes and missing values, the analysis included 89,185 participants (11,217 cases of type 2 diabetes). Dietary intake was assessed at baseline with a quantitative food frequency questionnaire designed for use in the relevant ethnic populations. Sex- and ethnicity-specific HRs were calculated for the Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010), the Alternative HEI-2010 (AHEI-2010), the Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMED) and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH).Results: We observed significant inverse associations between higher DASH index scores and risk of type 2 diabetes in white men and women, as well as in Japanese-American women and Native Hawaiian men, with respective risk reductions of 37%, 31%, 19% and 21% (in the highest compared with the lowest index category). A higher adherence to the AHEI-2010 and aMED diet was related to a 13–28% lower risk of type 2 diabetes in white participants but not in other ethnic groups. No significant associations with risk of type 2 diabetes were observed for the HEI-2010 index.Conclusions/interpretation: The small ethnic differences in risk of type 2 diabetes associated with scores of a priori-defined dietary patterns may be due to a different consumption pattern of food components and the fact that the original indexes were not based on diets typical for Asians and Pacific Islanders.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-510132018-03-29T09:09:26Z A priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Multiethnic Cohort Jacobs, S. Harmon, B. Boushey, Carol Morimoto, Y. Wilkens, L. Le Marchand, L. Kröger, J. Schulze, M. Kolonel, L. Maskarinec, G. Aims/hypothesis: Dietary patterns have been associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes, but little is known about the impact of ethnicity on this relationship. This study evaluated the association between four a priori dietary quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes among white individuals, Japanese-Americans and Native Hawaiians in the Hawaii component of the Multiethnic Cohort.Methods: After excluding participants with prevalent diabetes and missing values, the analysis included 89,185 participants (11,217 cases of type 2 diabetes). Dietary intake was assessed at baseline with a quantitative food frequency questionnaire designed for use in the relevant ethnic populations. Sex- and ethnicity-specific HRs were calculated for the Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-2010), the Alternative HEI-2010 (AHEI-2010), the Alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMED) and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH).Results: We observed significant inverse associations between higher DASH index scores and risk of type 2 diabetes in white men and women, as well as in Japanese-American women and Native Hawaiian men, with respective risk reductions of 37%, 31%, 19% and 21% (in the highest compared with the lowest index category). A higher adherence to the AHEI-2010 and aMED diet was related to a 13–28% lower risk of type 2 diabetes in white participants but not in other ethnic groups. No significant associations with risk of type 2 diabetes were observed for the HEI-2010 index.Conclusions/interpretation: The small ethnic differences in risk of type 2 diabetes associated with scores of a priori-defined dietary patterns may be due to a different consumption pattern of food components and the fact that the original indexes were not based on diets typical for Asians and Pacific Islanders. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51013 10.1007/s00125-014-3404-8 Springer Verlag restricted
spellingShingle Jacobs, S.
Harmon, B.
Boushey, Carol
Morimoto, Y.
Wilkens, L.
Le Marchand, L.
Kröger, J.
Schulze, M.
Kolonel, L.
Maskarinec, G.
A priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Multiethnic Cohort
title A priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Multiethnic Cohort
title_full A priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Multiethnic Cohort
title_fullStr A priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Multiethnic Cohort
title_full_unstemmed A priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Multiethnic Cohort
title_short A priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Multiethnic Cohort
title_sort priori-defined diet quality indexes and risk of type 2 diabetes: the multiethnic cohort
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51013