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Greater adherence to the Healthy Eating Index 2015 (HEI-2015) is associated with a 19% lower risk of total mortality (HR 0.81).

Encouraging adherence to the HEI-2015 may help reduce mortality risk in the population studied.

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When comparing the highest with the lowest quintiles, the pooled multivariable-adjusted HRs of total mortality were 0.81 (95% CI, 0.79-0.84) for HEI-2015.
Zhilei Shan et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2023

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Based on the prospective cohort study design.

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Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

Zhilei Shan et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · 2023

DOI 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6117

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