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AuthorTayyem, F. Reema
AuthorAl-Bakheit, Ala'a
AuthorHammad, S. Shatha
AuthorAl-Shudifat, Abdel-Ellah
AuthorAzab, Mohammed
AuthorBawadi, Hiba
Available date2022-12-27T10:51:16Z
Publication Date2020
Publication NameCentral European Journal of Public Health
ResourceScopus
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21101/cejph.a6149
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/37673
AbstractObjectives: Fruit and vegetable intake has been reported as one of the significant protective factors against the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). This study aimed to assess the possible preventive effect of fruit and vegetable consumption on developing CVD. Methods: A total of 398 participants (205 cases and 193 controls) referred for elective coronary angiography with clinical suspicion of coronary artery disease to Prince Hamza Hospital in Amman were enrolled in this case-control study. Dietary data were collected separately from each patient using interview-based food frequency questionnaire. Results: The findings of the present study revealed that a total consumption of 3 servings of vegetable per day decreased significantly the risk of CVD to about 54% (OR = 0.46, 95% CI: 0.22-0.97, p = 0.033). Consumption of banana was found to reduce the risk of CVD to about 44% and 62% when consuming 1-2 and 3-6 servings/week, respectively, with p-value for trend 0.004. For the vegetables, the consumption of grape leaves and stuffed vegetables in general was significantly associated with lower risk of CVD. Increasing cauliflower consumption of 1-2 servings per week decreased CVD risk to about 37% (OR = 0.63, 95% CI: 0.38-0.98). Consuming up to 3-6 servings per week of mixed vegetables (OR = 0.10, 95% CI: 0.01-0.83) and onion (OR = 0.42, 95% CI: 0.22-0.80) revealed an inverse association with CVD development. Conclusions: Adding to the present evidence, consumption of some fruits and vegetables could be considered as preventive factor against developing CVD. However, the association of consuming vegetables with preventing CVD was higher than the fruit consumption. 2020, Czech National Institute of Public Health. All rights reserved.
Languageen
PublisherCzech National Institute of Public Health
SubjectCardiovascular disease
Case-control study
Fruits
Vegetables
TitleFruit and vegetable consumption and cardiovascular diseases among jordanians: A case-control study
TypeArticle
Pagination208-218
Issue Number3
Volume Number28
dc.accessType Open Access


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