Key result
Very low adherence to Danish dietary guidelines was associated with a 43% higher risk of all-cause mortality compared with very high adherence (HR 1.43; 95% CI 1.29-1.59).
Why the study?
The relevance of adherence to established dietary guidelines is repeatedly challenged.
Does non-adherence to established dietary guidelines increase mortality in the general population?
Population
100,191 white adult Danes aged 20-100 years
Comparison
Five categories ranging from very high to very low adherence to dietary guidelines
Design
Prospective cohort study
Follow-up
865,600 person-years
Authors
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Should not yet change practice; extends observational evidence on adherence-mortality links but leaves causal effects open.
Cohort (n=100,191)
Does non-adherence to established dietary guidelines increase mortality in the general population?
Hazard Ratio: 1.43 (95% CI 1.29–1.59)
Non-adherence to established dietary guidelines is associated with a dose-dependent increase in cardiovascular, non-cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality.
Ewers et al. (2020) reported a cohort. Very low adherence to dietary guidelines vs. Very high adherence to dietary guidelines was evaluated on All-cause mortality (HR 1.43, 95% CI 1.29-1.59). Very low adherence to Danish dietary guidelines was associated with a 43% higher risk of all-cause mortality compared with very high adherence (HR 1.43; 95% CI 1.29-1.59).
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