Egg consumption and CHD and stroke mortality

Objective To evaluate the relationship between egg consumption and CHD and stroke mortality using the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988–1994 (NHANES III) and follow-up survey. Design A cross-sectional survey using a stratified, multi-stage probability sample was analysed, adjusting for survey design. Egg consumption was obtained from the FFQ and separated into categories of egg intake. Hazard ratios (HR) were calculated for CHD and stroke mortality using multivariate Cox regression models. Setting A health and nutrition survey conducted in the USA from 1988 to 1994 with follow-up through 31 December 2000. Subjects The study population included men and women who were free of CVD and had completed a FFQ at baseline. Results Multivariate models adjusting for health, lifestyle and dietary factors indicated that ‘high’ egg consumption (≥7 times/week v . Conclusions We did not find a significant positive association between egg consumption and increased risk of mortality from CHD or stroke in the US population. These results corroborate the findings of previous studies

Consumption (sociology · Environmental health · Prospective cohort study · Sociology · Stroke (engine · Demography · Diet and metabolism studies · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Sodium Intake and Health · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

• Nutritional Epidemiology

  Walter C Willett, Walter Willett•Nutritional epidemiology•1998

  Add to list

• Plasma lipid and lipoprotein responses to dietary fat and cholesterol

  Open Access•WH Howell, DJ McNamara et al.•1997

  Add to list