Dietary Behavior and Urinary Gallic Acid Concentrations in Older Minority Residents of East Harlem, New York City
| Autor: | Safa Ibrahim, Grace X. Ma, Cicely K Johnson, Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi, Marilyn Fraser, April Panitz, Maayan Beeber, Aisha Bhimla, Khursheed Navder, Katarzyna Wyka, Cristina Zambrano, Wenyue Lu, Ming-Chin Yeh, Yin Tan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Sociology and Political Science Urinary system Ethnic group Urine Article 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Gallic Acid Neoplasms Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Gallic acid Aged Aged 80 and over 030505 public health Cancer prevention French fries business.industry Health Policy Incidence (epidemiology) Age Factors Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged Diet Black or African American Socioeconomic Factors chemistry Anthropology Female New York City 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | J Racial Ethn Health Disparities |
| ISSN: | 2196-8837 2197-3792 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s40615-019-00649-x |
| Popis: | In this multidisciplinary study, we explored relationships between demographic factors, dietary habits and gallic acid, a polyphenolic biomarker that correlates with self-reported dietary behaviors and negatively correlates with the incidence of cancer. Thirty-three (33) participants were recruited from a senior center in East Harlem, New York City, a racially diverse and underserved community. A National Institute of Health (NIH)-validated survey questionnaire was used to gather dietary behavior data, alongside demographic and cancer history information. Urine samples were obtained from participants for analyzing gallic acid content level. All 33 recruited participants completed the survey and twenty-five (25) of them provided urine samples for gallic acid analysis. Associations between demographic factors and intake of certain foods were observed. Specifically, age was negatively associated with French fries/fried potatoes, cooked dried beans, and tomato soup intake (p |
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