Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Ready-to-Eat Food Environments and Risk of Incident Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study
Main finding · Incident HFResult — go to the resultHigher risk of HF 16% CI 8%–25%Authors' conclusion
Exposure to ready-to-eat food environments is associated with a higher risk of incident HF
Study context
- Population
- Large prospective cohort; ready-to-eat food environments (pubs or bars, restaurants or cafeterias, fast-food outlets) measured individually
- Exposure
- Ready-to-eat food environment exposure vs no exposure
- Outcome
- Incident HF
Methodological detailsCox proportional analyses of single-type and composite food environments
- Cox proportional analyses of single-type and composite food environments
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Higher risk of heart failure (HF)
16%
CI 8%–25%
P < 0.0001
Highest density scorevs No exposure
higher risk of HF 16% (CI 8%–25%); P < 0.0001
- Closer proximity to and greater density of ready-to-eat food environments, particularly pubs and bars and fast-food outlets, associated with elevated risk of incident HF
- P < 0.05
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Incident HF, effect modification by education, urbanicity and density of physical activity facilities
- Stronger association among poorly educated, urban residents and those without physical activity facilities
- all Pinteraction<0.05
- Interaction P<0.05
Original publication
Ready-to-Eat Food Environments and Risk of Incident Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study. Circ Heart Fail. Published 27 February 2024. doi:10.
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