Cruciferous vegetable intake is inversely associated with extensive abdominal aortic calcification in elderly women: a cross-sectional study
Blekkenhorst LC, Sim M, Radavelli-Bagatini S, Bondonno NP, Bondonno CP, Devine A, Schousboe JT, Lim WH, Kiel DP, Woodman RJ, Hodgson JM, Prince RL, Lewis JR
The British journal of nutrition · 11 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food frequency questionnaire
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Nonprofit
- National Heart Foundation of Australia
- Government
- Medical Research Council
- Government
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Government
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Government
- NIAMS NIH HHS
- Grants
- National Heart Foundation of Australia (1159914); National Health and Medical Research Council (102498); National Health and Medical Research Council (572604); National Heart Foundation of Australia (102817); National Heart Foundation of Australia (ID: 102817); National Heart Foundation of Australia (102498); National Health and Medical Research Council (254627, 303169 and 572604); National Health and Medical Research Council (303169); National Health and Medical Research Council (1159914); National Heart Foundation of Australia (1116973); National Health and Medical Research Council (1116973); National Heart Foundation of Australia (1172987); National Health and Medical Research Council (1172987); National Health and Medical Research Council (254627); National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R01 AR041398))
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Publication
- Published
- 2020-07-17 · Br J Nutr · vol. 125 · issue 3 · pp. 337–345
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Cited
- 18 citations · more than 74% of similar papers · 1.0× the field average
- References
- 57 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Vitamin K Research Studies · Renal function and acid-base balance · Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
- Keywords
- Cruciferous vegetables, Medicine, Interquartile range, Cross-sectional study, Calcification, Internal medicine, Physiology, Pathology, Cancer
- MeSH
- aorta, abdominal, humans, brassicaceae, brassica, vegetables, absorptiometry, photon, diet surveys, cross-sectional studies, energy intake, eating, aged, female, elder nutritional physiological phenomena, vascular calcification
13 authors
From AU, US
- Lauren C. Blekkenhorst · correspondingEdith Cowan University; The University of Western Australia
- Marc SimEdith Cowan University; The University of Western Australia
- Simone Radavelli‐BagatiniEdith Cowan University
- Nicola P. BondonnoEdith Cowan University
- Catherine P. BondonnoEdith Cowan University; The University of Western Australia
- Amanda DevineEdith Cowan University
Abstract
We have previously shown that higher intake of cruciferous vegetables is inversely associated with carotid artery intima-media thickness. To further test the hypothesis that an increased consumption of cruciferous vegetables is associated with reduced indicators of structural vascular disease in other areas of the vascular tree, we aimed to investigate the cross-sectional association between cruciferous vegetable intake and extensive calcification in the abdominal aorta. Dietary intake was assessed, using a FFQ, in 684 older women from the Calcium Intake Fracture Outcome Study. Cruciferous vegetables included cabbage, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli. Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) was scored using the Kauppila AAC24 scale on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry lateral spine images and was categorised as 'not extensive' (0-5) or 'extensive' (≥6). Mean age was 74·9 (sd 2·6) years, median cruciferous vegetable intake was 28·2 (interquartile range 15·0-44·7) g/d and 128/684 (18·7 %) women had extensive AAC scores. Those with higher intakes of cruciferous vegetables (>44·6 g/d) were associated with a 46 % lower odds of having extensive AAC in comparison with those with lower intakes ( 0·05 for all). This study strengthens the hypothesis that higher intake of cruciferous vegetables may protect against vascular calcification.
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