Titre : | Dietary antioxidants and peripheral arterial disease : The Rotterdam Study. (2001) |
Auteurs : | Kerstin KLIPSTEIN-GROBUSCH ; Heiner BOEING ; Johanna-H DEN BREEIJEN ; Diederick-E GROBBEE ; Albert HOFMAN ; Jacqueline-Cm WITTEMAN ; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Erasmus University Medical School. Rotterdam. NLD ; Department of Epidemiology. German Institute of Human Nutrition. Potsdam Rehbrücke. DEU ; Julius Center for Patient Oriented Research. Utrecht University Hospital. Utrecht. NLD |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of epidemiology (vol. 154, n° 2, 2001) |
Pagination : | 145-149 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Homme ; Sexe ; Epidémiologie ; Europe ; Prévention santé ; Régime alimentaire ; Alimentation ; Questionnaire ; Antioxydant ; Vitamine C ; Vitamine E ; Appareil circulatoire [pathologie] ; Vaisseau sanguin [pathologie] ; Pays Bas |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 5lGBR0xV. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This study examined cross-sectionally the association of dietary bêta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E with peripheral arterial disease in Rotterdam, the Netherlands (1990-1993). The 4,367 subjects from the Rotterdam Study were aged 55-94 years and had no previous cardiovascular disease at baseline. Diet was assessed with a food frequency questionnaire. Peripheral arterial disease was defined as an ankle-arm systolic blood pressure index (AAI) of |