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No significant associations were found between LCD scores and mortality risk in other racial and ethnic groups.
Practitioners should be aware that LCD scores may not be relevant for mortality risk in non-Hispanic populations.
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In contrast, no significant associations were found between LCD scores and mortality risk in the other racial and ethnic groups.
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Based on the prospective cohort study design.
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Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Association of Low-Carbohydrate Diet With Mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
Seung‐Won Oh et al. · JAMA Network Open · 2022
DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.37552
cohort · n=6109Cited 15×
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