| Autor: |
Neumann FA; Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, Midwifery Science - Health Services Research and Prevention, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20246 Hamburg, Germany., Jagemann B; Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, Midwifery Science - Health Services Research and Prevention, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20246 Hamburg, Germany., Makarova N; Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, Midwifery Science - Health Services Research and Prevention, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20246 Hamburg, Germany.; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, 20246 Hamburg, Germany., Börschel CS; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.; Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UHZ), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20246 Hamburg, Germany., Aarabi G; Department of Periodontics, Preventive and Restorative Dentistry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20246 Hamburg, Germany., Gutmann F; Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), 13125 Berlin, Germany.; Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.; Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a Cooperation between the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13125 Berlin, Germany.; Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité-Metabolomics Platform, 13125 Berlin, Germany., Schnabel RB; German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.; Department of Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UHZ), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20246 Hamburg, Germany., Zyriax BC; Preventive Medicine and Nutrition, Midwifery Science - Health Services Research and Prevention, Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 20246 Hamburg, Germany. |
| Abstrakt: |
A relationship between lifestyle, diet, and atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. Except for alcohol consumption, AF guidelines do not differentiate specific advice for this rhythm disorder. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between adherence to healthy dietary patterns and the presence of AF, among 104 low risk participants from the 1:1 matched case-control AFHRI (Atrial Fibrillation in High-Risk Individuals) study. Dietary data were obtained using a three-day food record. Adapted German versions of the validated 14-item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) and the validated eight-item Healthy Eating Index (HEI) from the Epic Study served as the basis for data derivation. The median age of the study participants was 63.0 years, 73.1% were men. In multivariable adjusted binary logistic regression analyses, we found inverse associations between both dietary indices (MEDAS: Median = 3, HEI: Median = 54.9) and the presence of AF (odds ratio for MEDAS: 0.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.47-0.91, odds ratio for HEI: 0.60, 95% CI 0.39-0.95). Further clinical studies are needed to confirm the extent to which high quality dietary patterns such as a Mediterranean diet influence the onset and natural history of AF, in order to provide dietary counselling. |
