TY - JOUR
TI - DIET AND OVERALL SURVIVAL IN ELDERLY PEOPLE
AU - TRICHOPOULOU, A
AU - KOURISBLAZOS, A
AU - WAHLQVIST, ML
AU - GNARDELLIS, C
AU - and LAGIOU, P
AU - POLYCHRONOPOULOS, E
AU - VASSILAKOU, T
AU - LIPWORTH, L
AU - and TRICHOPOULOS, D
JO - BMJ (British Medical Journal)
PY - 1995
VL - 311
TODO - 7018
SP - 1457-1460
PB - BMJ Publishing Group
SN - 0959-8138, 1756-1833
TODO - 10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1457
TODO - null
TODO - 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.
ER -