Ultra-processed food consumption, mediating biomarkers, and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank
Qida He, Mengtong Sun, Hanqing Zhao, Na Sun, Qiang Han, Zhaolong Feng, Tongxing Li, Yu Wang, Guoxian Li, Ze Ma, Xiaoqin Liu, Yueping Shen
Abstract
: Elevated UPF consumption was associated with a higher risk of COPD, and this association was primarily mediated by glucose, inflammation, and lipids, whereas substituting UNPF for UPF was associated with a decreased risk of COPD.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCOPDHazard ratioInterquartile rangeProspective cohort studyProportional hazards modelCohortInternal medicineConfidence intervalIncidence (geometry)Cohort studyPhysicsOpticsConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingNutritional Studies and DietObesity, Physical Activity, Diet