Heart Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes
Conditions
Keywords
egg, meat, western diet, type 2 diabetes, Adventist Health Study, Vegetarian cohort, Adventist
Brief summary
This is a longitudinal study that will collect demographic, anthropometric and dietary data to determine the relationships between meat and egg intake and the incidence of Type 2 Diabetes.
Detailed description
Subjects of the Adventist Health Study who are non-diabetic will provide demographic, anthropometric and dietary data at baseline. Meat and egg intake will be assessed with a validated quantitative food frequency intake questionnaire. The relationship between meat and egg intake and the incidence of Type 2 Diabetes will be determined using multivariate-adjusted logistic regression.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* AHS 2 Participants who filled out Hospital History Questionnaire version 3 or 5 Age \> 30 years
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects with missing values in dietary variables were excluded from the analytic sample, * missing gender * age \< 30 years * improbable questionnaire response patterns * extremes of BMI (less than 16 or greater than 60) * estimated energy intake (less than 500 or greater than 4,500 kcal/d) * existing cases of type 1 or type 2 diabetes at baseline * inconsistent reports of T2D between HHQ version 3 and 5
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) in subjects who consume different frequencies/amounts of eggs and meat. | Change between baseline and 5 Years of follow up | Validated quantitative food frequency questionnaire that compares risk of T2D in subjects who consume different frequencies /amounts of egg and meat and physician diagnosis of diabetes |
Countries
United States