Identification of change-points in the relationship between food groups in the Mediterranean diet and overall mortality: An 'a posteriori' approach

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-172

  Sofi, Francesco ^a,b,c   Abbate, Rosanna ^a   Gensini, Gian Franco ^a,c   Casini, Alessandro ^b   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^d   Bamia, Christina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adherence; Food group; Mediterranean diet; Score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEGUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NEOPLASM; NUT; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEA FOOD;

AGED; CEREALS; CORONARY DISEASE; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRUIT; GREECE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAFOOD; VEGETABLES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 84860689467     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: 14366215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-011-0202-7     Document Type: Article

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