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Mean WELL Diet Scores were highest in the oldest age group.
Older adults may benefit from dietary interventions aimed at improving diet quality.
ModerateSupportsmedium confidence
Mean WELL Diet Scores were highest in the oldest group [79.4 out of 120 ± sd:81.6].
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The study design is a cross-sectional analysis.
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Abstract MP25: Diet Quality And Resilience: Examining Age Differences In A Cross-sectional Analysis Of The Well For Life Study
Sparkle Springfield et al. · Circulation · 2020
DOI 10.1161/circ.141.suppl_1.mp25
cross-sectional · n=4309
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