Association of Egg and Dietary Cholesterol Consumption With Mortality and Diseases

Zhejiang University33,453 enrolled

Overview

To assess the associations between egg and dietary cholesterol consumption with mortality and metabolic syndrome (MetS).

Substitution models, sensitivity analyses, subgroup analyses and multiple linear regression analyses will be conducted to specifically estimate the hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals of mortality and MetS associated with egg and cholesterol consumption.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

33,453

Conditions

Mets Death

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * participants aged ≥20 y Exclusion Criteria: * missing creatinine, age, cannot be linked to socio-demographic data; aged less than 20; without complete dietary data .

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

mortality

Time frame: participants were followed up from 1991 to 2015

Secondary Outcomes

metabolic syndrome

MetS was defined according to the updated National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP: ATP III) criteria for Asian-Americans.

Time frame: The blood samples were collected in 2009 for the first time.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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