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Diet and Parkinson's disease. II. A possible role for the past intake of specific nutrients : Results from a self-administered food-frequency questionnaire in a case-control study
W. Hellenbrand,H. Boeing,B.-P. Robra,Andreas Seidler,Peter Vieregge,P. Nischan,J. Joerg,Wolfgang H. Oertel,E. Schneider,G. Ulm +9 more
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The results suggest that if antioxidants play a protective role in this disease, the amounts provided by diet alone are insufficient, and an inverse association between beta-carotene and ascorbic acid intake is found.Abstract:
In a case-control study, we compared the past dietary habits of 342 Parkinson9s disease (PD) patients recruited from nine German clinics with those of 342 controls from the same neighborhood or region. Data were gathered with a structured interview and a self-administered food-frequency questionnaire. Nutrient intakes were calculated from the reported food intakes through linkage with the German Federal Food Code and analyzed using multivariate conditional logistic regression to control for total energy intake, educational status, and cigarette smoking. At the macronutrient level, patients reported higher carbohydrate intake than controls after adjustment for total energy intake, smoking, and educational status (OR = 2.74, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.30-6.07, for the highest versus lowest quartile, p trend = 0.02). This was reflected in higher monosaccharide and disaccharide intakes at the nutrient level. There was no difference between patients and controls in protein and fat intake after adjustment for energy intake. We found an inverse association between the intakes of beta-carotene (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.37-1.19, p trend = 0.06) and ascorbic acid (OR = 0.60, 95% CI: 0.33-1.09, p trend = 0.04) by patients, although only the trend for ascorbic acid intake reached statistical significance. There was no difference between groups for alpha-tocopherol intake after adjustment for energy intake. We also found that patients reported a significantly lower intake of niacin than controls (OR = 0.15, 95% CI: 0.07-0.33, p trend NEUROLOGY 1996;47: 644-650read more
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