Nut Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk in Older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

In Western contexts nut consumption is associated with better health. We examined the associations of nut consumption with cardiovascular disease risk in the non-Western setting of Southern China.

METHODS:

In the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study we used multivariable linear regression to examine the associations of baseline nut (mainly peanuts) consumption (none (n = 6688), <3 portions/week (n = 2596) and ≥3 portions/week (n = 2444)) with follow-up assessment of Framingham cardiovascular disease score (excluding smoking) and its components in older Chinese (≥50 years) (follow-up 57.8%).

RESULTS:

Nut consumption was not associated with Framingham score (≥3 portions/week compared to none: 0.02 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.11 to 0.15), systolic blood pressure (-0.66 mmHg 95% CI -1.94, 0.62), diastolic blood pressure (-0.69 mmHg 95% CI -1.44, 0.07), HDL-cholesterol (-0.01 mmol/L 95% CI -0.02, 0.005), LDL-cholesterol (-0.01 mmol/L 95% CI -0.05, 0.02) or fasting glucose (0.04 mmol/L 95% CI -0.02, 0.09), adjusted for baseline values, energy intake, age, sex, phase of recruitment, socio-economic position, lifestyle and baseline health status.

CONCLUSIONS:

Observations concerning the benefits of nut consumption may be contextually specific, perhaps depending on the type of nut consumed.

• Authors: Yangbo Sun, Chao Qiang Jiang, Kar Keung Cheng, Wei Sen Zhang, Gabriel M Leung, Tai Hing Lam, C Mary Schooling
• Journal: PloS one (PLoS One) Vol. 10 Issue 9 Pg. e0137178 ( 2015) ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 26332759 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Cholesterol, HDL
• Cholesterol, LDL

Topics

• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Arachis (metabolism)
• Blood Pressure
• Cardiovascular Diseases (blood, epidemiology, prevention & control)
• China (epidemiology)
• Cholesterol, HDL (blood)
• Cholesterol, LDL (blood)
• Cohort Studies
• Diet
• Female
• Humans
• Life Style
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nuts (metabolism)
• Risk Factors
• Socioeconomic Factors