Nutr Res Pract.  2023 Dec;17(6):1225-1237. 10.4162/nrp.2023.17.6.1225.

Association of milk and dairy product consumption with the incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular disease incidence in middle-aged and older Korean adults: a 16-year follow-up of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study

• Jeong Y
• Lee KW
• Kim H
• Kim Y

• KMID: 2548888
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2023.17.6.1225

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES
Unhealthy dietary behaviors constitute one of risk the factors for chronic and cardiovascular diseases, which are prevalent in middle-aged and older populations. Milk and dairy products are high-quality foods and important sources of calcium. Calcium protects against osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, this study investigated the association of milk and dairy product consumption with cardiocerebrovascular disease incidence in middle-aged and older Korean adults.
SUBJECTS/METHODS
Data were derived from the Ansan–Anseong cohort study, and a total of 8,009 individuals aged 40–69 years were selected and followed up biennially. Cox proportional hazard models were used to examine the association of milk and dairy product consumption with cardio-cerebrovascular disease incidence.
RESULTS
During a mean follow-up period of 96.5 person-months, 552 new cases of cardiocerebrovascular disease were documented. Milk consumers (< 1 serving/day) exhibited a 23% lower risk of cardio-cerebrovascular disease incidence than non-milk consumers (hazard ratio [HR], 0.77; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.61–0.97; P for trend = 0.842). High yogurt consumption was associated with a 29% lower incidence risk (≥ 0.5 servings/day vs. none: HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.53–0.96; P for trend = 0.049), whereas high ice cream consumption was associated with a 70% higher risk of cardio-cerebrovascular disease incidence (≥ 0.5 servings/ day vs. none: HR, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.01–2.88; P for trend = 0.070).
CONCLUSIONS
This study indicates that less than one serving of milk and high yogurt consumption are associated with a lower cardio-cerebrovascular disease risk in the middleaged and older populations.

Keyword

Milk; cardiovascular diseases; cerebrovascular disorders; cohort studies

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  Fig. 1 Sampling process of study population of Ansan and Anseong study.FFQ, food frequency questionnaires.

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