Open AccessIs the effect of Mediterranean diet on hip fracture mediated through type 2 diabetes mellitus and body mass index?
Author(s) -
Adam Mitchell,
Tove Fall,
Håkan Melhus,
Alicja Wolk,
Karl Michaëlsson,
Liisa Byberg
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyaa239
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , hip fracture , type 2 diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , confidence interval , confounding , cohort , cohort study , type 2 diabetes , incidence (geometry) , diabetes mellitus , osteoporosis , endocrinology , physics , optics
We examined whether the inverse association between adherence to a Mediterranean diet and hip fracture risk is mediated by incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and body mass index (BMI).
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