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Fruit, Vegetable, and Antioxidant Intake and All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in a Community-dwelling Population in Washington County, Maryland
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Higher intake of fruits, vegetables, and antioxidants may help protect against oxidative damage, thus lowering cancer and cardiovascular disease risk. This Washington County, Maryland, prospective study examined the association of fruit, vegetable, and antioxidant intake with all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease death. CLUE participants who donated a blood sample in 1974 and 1989 and completed a food frequency questionnaire in 1989 (N = 6,151) were included in the analysis. Participants were followed to date of death or January 1, 2002. Compared with those in the bottom fifth, participants in the highest fifth of fruit and vegetable intake had a lower risk of all-cause (cases = 910; hazard ratio (HR) = 0.63, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.51, 0.78; p-trend = 0.0004), cancer (cases = 307; HR = 0.65, 95% CI: 0.45, 0.93; p-trend = 0.08), and cardiovascular disease (cases = 225; HR = 0.76, 95% CI: 0.54, 1.06; p-trend = 0.15) mortality. Higher intake of cruciferous vegetables was associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality (HR = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.60, 0.91; p-trend = 0.04). No statistically significant associations were observed between dietary vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta-carotene intake and mortality. Overall, greater intake of fruits and vegetables was associated with lower risk of all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease death. These findings support the general health recommendation to consume multiple servings of fruits and vegetables (5-9/day).
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Metadata
- Authors
- Genkinger, J. M., Platz, E. A., Hoffman, S. C., Comstock, G. W., & Helzlsouer, K. J.
- Affiliations
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Venue
- American Journal of Epidemiology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2004-12-06
- Volume
- 160
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 1223-1233
- ISSN
- 0002-9262 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-6256
- OpenAlex
- W2122872164
- Cited by
- 351
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 20
- FWCI
- 13.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- National Institute on Aging (U01AG018033, 1U01AG18033)
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (K06HL021670, HL 21670)
- National Cancer Institute (1U01 CA 86308, U01CA086308)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry (medical) › Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Biochemistry (medical) › Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Keywords
- fruit and vegetable intake, antioxidant intake, dietary antioxidants, cancer mortality, cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality, cruciferous vegetables, vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, dietary recommendations, Washington County, Maryland
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antioxidants, Ascorbic Acid, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cause of Death, Diet, Female, Fruit, Humans, Male, Maryland, Middle Aged, Neoplasms, Smoking, Vegetables, Cohort Studies, Body Mass Index, beta Carotene, alpha-Tocopherol
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