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Diet and overall survival in elderly people

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Trichopoulou, Antonia, Kouris-Blazos, Antigone, Wahlqvist, Mark L, Gnardellis, Charalambos, Lagiou, Pagona, Polychronopoulos, Evangelos, Vassilakou, Tonia, Lipworth, Loren, Trichopoulos, Dimitrios·1995·BMJ
DOI 10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1457
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Objective : To assess the influence of a specific dietary pattern on overall survival. Design : Cohort study. Setting : Three rural Greek villages, the data from which were collected as part of an international cross cultural study of food habits in later life. Subjects : 182 elderly residents of the three villages. Main outcome measure : Overall mortality. Results : Diet was assessed with a validated extensive semiquantitative questionnaire on food intake. A one unit increase in diet score, devised a priori on the basis of eight component characteristics of the traditional common diet in the Mediterranean region, was associated with a significant 17% reduction in overall mortality (95% confidence interval 1% to 31%). Conclusion : A diet meeting currently understood health criteria does predict survival among people.

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Authors
Trichopoulou, A., Kouris-Blazos, A., Wahlqvist, M. L., Gnardellis, C., Lagiou, P., Polychronopoulos, E., Vassilakou, T., Lipworth, L., & Trichopoulos, D.
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1995-12-02
Volume
311
Issue
7018
Pages
1457-1460
ISSN
  • 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
  • 0959-8138
  • 1468-5833
DOI
10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1457
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W2080707615
Cited by
1,286
References
4
FWCI
10.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
www.bmj.com/company/legal-information/terms-conditions/legal-information/tdm-licencepolicy (tdm)

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Trichopoulou, A., Kouris-Blazos, A., Wahlqvist, M. L., Gnardellis, C., Lagiou, P., Polychronopoulos, E., Vassilakou, T., Lipworth, L., & Trichopoulos, D. (1995). Diet and overall survival in elderly people. BMJ. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1457

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