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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study

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  • Yangbo Sun
  • Chao Qiang Jiang
  • Kar Keung Cheng
  • Wei Sen Zhang
  • Gabriel M Leung
  • Tai Hing Lam
  • C Mary Schooling

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Objective: To examine the adjusted associations of fruit consumption and vegetable consumption with the Framingham score and its components in the non-Western setting of Southern China, considering health status. Method: Linear regression was used to assess the cross-sectional associations of fruit and vegetable consumption with the Framingham score and its components, among 19,518 older Chinese (≥50 years) from the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study in Southern China (2003–2006), and whether these differed by health status. Results: The association of fruit consumption with the Framingham score varied by health status (P-value

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  • Yangbo Sun & Chao Qiang Jiang & Kar Keung Cheng & Wei Sen Zhang & Gabriel M Leung & Tai Hing Lam & C Mary Schooling, 2015. "Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Older Chinese: The Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(8), pages 1-15, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0135380
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135380
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    1. Elwell-Sutton, Timothy M. & Jiang, Chao Qiang & Zhang, Wei Sen & Cheng, Kar Keung & Lam, Tai Hing & Leung, Gabriel M. & Schooling, C.M., 2011. "Socioeconomic influences at different life stages on health in Guangzhou, China," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 72(11), pages 1884-1892, June.
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