Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-11-2020
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous studies of the relationship between dietary factors and risk of diverticulosis have yielded inconsistent results. We therefore sought to investigate the association between consumption of fruit and vegetables and prevalent diverticulosis.
METHODS: Our study population included participants in the Gastrointestinal Disease and Endoscopy Registry (GIDER), a colonoscopy-based longitudinal cohort at the Massachusetts General Hospital, who provided comprehensive information on dietary intake and lifestyle factors using validated questionnaires prior to colonoscopy. Information on presence and location of diverticula was obtained from the endoscopist at the end of each procedure. We used Poisson regression modeling to calculate the prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
RESULTS: Among 549 participants with a mean age of 61 years enrolled in GIDER, we confirmed diverticulosis in 245 (44.6%). The prevalence of diverticulosis appeared to decrease with higher consumption of fruit and vegetables (P
CONCLUSION: In a colonoscopy-based longitudinal cohort study, we show that higher consumption of fruit and vegetables is associated with lower risk of prevalent diverticulosis.
Recommended Citation
Maxner, Benjamin; McGoldrick, Jessica; Bellavance, Danielle; Liu, Po-Hong; Xavier, Ramnik J; Yarze, Joseph C; Ricciardi, Rocco; Staller, Kyle; Chung, Daniel C; and Khalili, Hamed, "Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with lower prevalence of asymptomatic diverticulosis: a cross-sectional colonoscopy-based study." (2020). Department of Medicine Faculty Papers. Paper 272.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/medfp/272
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PubMed ID
32652931
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: BMC Gastroenterology.
Volume 20, Issue 1, 11 July 2020, Page 221.
The published version is available at DOI: 10.1186/s12876-020-01374-0
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