Dietary patterns among older Europeans: the EPIC-Elderly study.

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Overall dietary patterns have been associated with health and longevity. We used principal component (PC) and cluster analyses to identify the prevailing dietary patterns of 99 744 participants, aged 60 years or older, living in nine European countries and participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Elderly cohort) and to examine their socio-demographic and lifestyle correlates. Two PC were identified: PC1 reflects a 'vegetable-based' diet with an e...

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Authors: Bamia, C; Orfanos, P; Ferrari, P; Overvad, K; Hundborg, H

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: British journal of nutrition
• Volume: 94
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 100-113
• Publication date: 2005-07-01
• DOI: 10.1079/bjn20051456
• EISSN: 1475-2662
• ISSN: 0007-1145
• Language: English
• Keywords: Prospective Studies; Food Habits; Food; Male; Energy Intake; Educational Status; Body Mass Index; Regression Analysis; Sex Distribution; Humans; Female; Dietary Fats; Europe; Cluster Analysis; Vegetables; Principal Component Analysis; Age Distribution; Aged; Smoking; Exercise; Middle Aged