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Adherence to the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (AMED) score is associated with a 18% lower risk of total mortality (HR 0.82).
Promoting adherence to the AMED may contribute to lower mortality risk.
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The pooled multivariable-adjusted HRs of total mortality were 0.82 (95% CI, 0.79-0.84) for AMED score.
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Based on the prospective cohort study design.
Source
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
cohort · n=119315Cited 182×
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