Affiliations 

  • 1 a Department of Nutrition and Dietetics , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor , Malaysia
Ecol Food Nutr, 2015;54(1):4-19.
PMID: 25347717 DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2014.930031

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the association of dietary patterns with sociodemographic and health-related characteristics among coronary artery disease patients. In this cross-sectional study, the participants were 250 patients coronary artery disease aged ≥ 40 years old. Data collection was done using questionnaires related to sociodemographics, health-related factors, and food-frequency intake information. Three dietary patterns (traditional, western, and healthy) were obtained using principal component analysis. The result showed that dietary patterns were associated with sociodemographic and health-related factors. According to the result, all the factors were taken very seriously when planning a promotional program for healthy lifestyle in prevention of CAD.

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