Aortic & peripheral vascular disease

Dietary intake and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic vascular disease: insights from the COMPASS trial cohort

Eur J Prev CardiolPublished Secondary analysis of the COMPASS randomised trial

Primary result · MACE or MALEResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 1.27 95% CI 1.08–1.49

Authors' conclusion

Poor diet quality as assessed by the mAHEI is independently associated with a higher risk of recurrent MACE and MALE in patients with chronic CAD and/or PAD.

Study context

Population
Patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or PAD enrolled in the COMPASS trial, diet assessed by short food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) at baseline
Comparison
Lowest vs highest diet quality quartile
Primary endpoint
MACE and/or major adverse limb events (MALE)
Follow-up
30 months

Primary result

MACE or MALE

Hazard ratio

1.27

95% CI 1.08–1.49

P = 0.004

By group

Quartile 1vs Quartile 4
HR 1.27 (95% CI 1.08–1.49); P = 0.004

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

Modified Alternate Healthy Eating Index (mAHEI) score (out of 70), overall · baseline

Mean mAHEI score overall, similar in CAD and PAD
23.0 ± 7.7

Original publication

Dietary intake and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic vascular disease: insights from the COMPASS trial cohort. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 20 April 2023. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwad062

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