| Allium vegetable intake and risk of acute myocardial infarction in Italy. | |
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PMID: 19142565 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Interest in potential benefits of allium vegetables has its origin in antiquity, but the details of these benefits are still open to discussion. Only two epidemiological studies considered the relation between dietary intake of allium vegetables and cardiovascular diseases. AIM OF THE STUDY: To provide further information we analysed the relationship between onion and garlic intake and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). METHODS: We used data from a case-control study of 760 patients with a first episode of non-fatal AMI and 682 controls admitted to the same hospitals. Information was collected by trained interviewers using a validated and reproducible food-frequency questionnaire. Multivariate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained after allowance for recognized confounding factors. RESULTS: Compared with non-users, the ORs of AMI for subsequent categories of onion intake were 0.90 (95% CI: 0.69-1.21) for <1 portion of onion per week and 0.78 (95% CI: 0.56-0.99) for > or = 1 portion per week. For garlic, the ORs were 0.84 (95% CI: 0.66-1.09) for intermediate and 0.94 (95% CI: 0.68-1.32) for high use, compared with no or low use. CONCLUSION: The current study, the first from Mediterranean countries, suggests that a diet rich in onions may have a favourable effect on the risk of AMI. |
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Authors:
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Carlotta Galeone; Alessandra Tavani; Claudio Pelucchi; Eva Negri; Carlo La Vecchia |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-01-13 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of nutrition Volume: 48 ISSN: 1436-6215 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Nutr Publication Date: 2009 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-03-02 Completed Date: 2009-06-05 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888704 Medline TA: Eur J Nutr Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 120-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Dept. of Epidemiology, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche "Mario Negri", Via La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy. galeone@marionegri.it |
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Adult Aged Case-Control Studies Diet* Female Garlic* Humans Italy Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / epidemiology* Odds Ratio Onions* Questionnaires Risk Factors |
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