Prevention & lipidsCohort study
Long-term adherence to the new Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in relation to cardiovascular events and cardiometabolic biomarkers
- Prospective cohort study
- time-varying multivariable Cox regression
Authors' conclusion
This study provides evidence for a positive impact of adherence to NNR2023 on cardiovascular health.
Study context
- Population
- Swedish Mammography Cohort and Cohort of Swedish Men; clinical sub-cohort of Swedish Mammography Cohort (SMC) women for biomarkers4,267 women in clinical sub-cohort
- Participants
- 76,028 participants
- Exposure
- Highest vs lowest quartile of Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR2023) adherence
- Outcome
- MACE:
- Acute MI
- Stroke
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality
- Follow-up
- Mean 18.7 years
Main finding
MACE
Hazard ratio
0.83
95% CI 0.80–0.86
Highest quartile vs Lowest quartile
HR 0.83 (95% CI 0.80–0.86)
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Individual major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) components
- Lower risks of the individual MACE components with highest vs lowest quartile
Cardiometabolic biomarkers (clinical sub-cohort)
- Higher NNR2023 adherence associated with more favourable blood lipid profile and insulin sensitivity
- all p-values < 0.05
Original publication
Long-term adherence to the new Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in relation to cardiovascular events and cardiometabolic biomarkers. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 30 January 2026. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwag057
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it