(23-07-07) Whole-grain intake and carotid artery atherosclerosis in a multiethnic cohort:

the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study1,2,3


Philip B Mellen, Angela D Liese, Janet A Tooze, Mara Z Vitolins, Lynne E Wagenknecht and David M Herrington
1 From the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of General Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (PBM); the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (ADL); the Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (JAT); the Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (MZV and LEW); and the Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC (DMH)
Background: Whole-grain intake has been shown to be inversely associated with cardiovascular events, but an association with atherosclerosis is less well established.
Objective: We sought to evaluate the association of whole-grain intake with carotid intimal medial thickness (IMT) and IMT progression in a multiethnic cohort.
Design: This study evaluated 1178 participants in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study. Baseline whole-grain intake was estimated on the basis of intake of dark breads, cooked cereals, and high-fiber cereals assessed with a validated food-frequency questionnaire. Bilateral carotid IMT was evaluated ultrasonographically, yielding 16 IMT measures at baseline and year 5. Multivariate models evaluated the independent association of whole-grain intake with common carotid artery (CCA) and internal carotid artery (ICA) IMT and IMT progression.
Results: The cohort had a mean (?SD) age of 55.2 ? 8.4 y and was 56% female. The baseline median whole-grain intake was 0.79 servings/d. Whole-grain intake was inversely associated with CCA IMT (? ? SE: ?0.043 ? 0.013, P = 0.005) and IMT progression (? ? SE: ?0.019 ? 0.011, P = 0.09) in models adjusted for demographics, energy intake, energy expenditure, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and medication use. This association was less significant for ICA IMT (? ? SE: ?0.049 ? 0.023, P = 0.05) and not significant for ICA IMT progression (? ? SE: ?0.013 ? 0.014, P = 0.35). The relation between whole-grain intake and CCA IMT remained significant after adjustment for mediating pathways (lipids, adiposity, and insulin resistance), nutrient constituents, and a principal components?derived healthy dietary pattern.
Conclusions: Whole-grain intake is inversely associated with CCA IMT, and this relation is not attributable to individual risk intermediates, single nutrient constituents, or larger dietary patterns.

Fonte: AJCN

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