Cardwell, Chris

Evans, Alun

Gey, Fred K.

McKinley, Michelle C.

O'Doherty, Mark G.

Skidmore, Paula M. L.

Woodside, Jayne V.

Yarnell, John W. G.

Young, Ian S.

This study evaluated dietary habits of Northern Irish men who are at high risk of cardiovascular disease, stratified as never-, ex-, moderate-, or heavy-smokers. Participants were male volunteers (30 - 49 years) from a single workforce in Belfast (n = 765). Dietary information was collected using a validated food frequency questionnaire. For a priori diet scores, never- and ex-smokers had a significantly higher fruit and vegetable score, Mediterranean diet score, and alternative Mediterranean diet score than moderate or heavy-smokers (all p &lt; 0.05). For a posteriori patterns, scores for the healthy, sweet tooth, and traditional dietary patterns, derived from principal component analysis, differed significantly by smoking status, being lower among smokers for the healthy and sweet tooth patterns, and higher in ex-smokers for the traditional pattern (all p &lt; 0.05). When the a posteriori patterns were included in models predicting likelihood of being in a particular smoking category with the a priori patterns, the results for the fruit and vegetable score lost significance (p = 0.13). Both a priori and a posteriori dietary patterns identified smokers, particularly heavy smokers, as exhibiting fewer healthy dietary habits than never- or ex-smokers, but a posteriori dietary patterns appeared to be more strongly associated with smoking status.<br/

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Dietary patterns and smoking in Northern Irish men: a populationat High risk of coronary heart diseaseO'Doherty, M., Skidmore, P. M. L., Young, I., McKinley, M., Cardwell, C., Yarnell, J., ... Woodside, J. (2011).Dietary patterns and smoking in Northern Irish men: a population at High risk of coronary heart disease.International Journal of Vitamin Nutrition Research, 81(1), 21-33. DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000047Published in:International Journal of Vitamin Nutrition ResearchQueen's University Belfast - Research Portal:Link to publication record in Queen's University Belfast Research PortalGeneral rightsCopyright for the publications made accessible via the Queen's University Belfast Research Portal is retained by the author(s) and / or othercopyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associatedwith these rights.Take down policyThe Research Portal is Queen's institutional repository that provides access to Queen's research output. Every effort has been made toensure that content in the Research Portal does not infringe any person's rights, or applicable UK laws. If you discover content in theResearch Portal that you believe breaches copyright or violates any law, please contact openaccess@qub.ac.uk.Download date:15. Feb. 2017

Dietary patterns and smoking in Northern Irish men: a population at high risk of coronary heart disease

Dietary patterns and smoking in Northern Irish men: a population at high risk of coronary heart disease

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