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Food groups associated with a reduced risk of 15-year all-cause death
Long-term observational cohorts provide the opportunity to investigate the potential impact of dietary patterns on death. We aimed to investigate all-cause death according to the consumption of selected food g...
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Omega-3 index levels and associated factors in a middle-aged French population: the MONA LISA-NUT Study
The omega-3 index (the summed percentage content of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids in red blood cells) is associated with a lower risk of fatal coronary heart disease and sudden cardiac death. We a...
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Attitudes toward healthy eating: a mediator of the educational level–diet relationship
A higher educational level is associated with a healthier diet. The goal of this study was to establish whether this association is mediated by attitudes toward healthy eating.
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Regional factors interact with educational and income tax levels to influence food intake in France
The goal of the present study was to assess whether geographic factors affect the relationship between socioeconomic indicators and adherence to the French National Nutritional Health Programme (Programme Nati...
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Association between the frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and cardiovascular disease in male smokers and non-smokers
Consumption of fruit and vegetables (F&V) is associated with a lower cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Smoking may affect the strength of this association. The objective of this study was to compare the relat...
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Residual cardiovascular risk in treated hypertension and hyperlipidaemia: the PRIME Study
Although pharmacological treatments of hypertension and dyslipidaemia are both associated with a reduction in cardiovascular risk, little is known about the degree of cardiovascular risk remaining in treated i...
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Adipocytokines and the risk of coronary heart disease in healthy middle aged men: the PRIME Study
Adipokines play an important role in glucose, lipid and lipoprotein metabolisms, as well as in coagulation and inflammatory processes. So far, studies have evaluated the association of individual adipokines wi...
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Erratum: Successful overweight prevention in adolescents by increasing physical activity: a 4-year randomized controlled intervention
Correction to: Int J Obes advance online publication, 15 July 2008; doi:10.1038/ijo.2008.99 Since the publication of the above paper, the authors have noticed an omission in the legend of Figure 2 and they wis...
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Successful overweight prevention in adolescents by increasing physical activity: a 4-year randomized controlled intervention
Population-based studies directed at promoting physical activity in youth have shown limited success in obesity prevention.
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Physical activity is inversely related to waist circumference in 12-y-old French adolescents
Waist circumference (W) has been shown to be a good predictor of cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to investigate whether physical activity (PA) is related to W in adolescents as previously shown ...
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Intervention centred on adolescents' physical activity and sedentary behaviour (ICAPS): concept and 6-month results
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the 6-month impact of a physical activity (PA) multilevel intervention on activity patterns and psychological predictors of PA among adolescents. The intervention was directed at changing k...
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Nutritional intakes of 1072 French free-living men with and without diagnosed cardiovascular risk factors
Objective: To compare the dietary intakes of free-living people with and without previously diagnosed diet-modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia and diabetes).
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Change in cardiovascular risk factors in France, 1985–1997
The change in the main cardiovascular risk factors in France was assessed using the MONICA population surveys conducted in the Urban Community of Lille, Bas-Rhin and Haute-Garonne. Trends in obesity, tobacco s...
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Physical activity patterns in 50–59 year men in France and Northern Ireland. Associations with socio-economic status and health behaviour
Background: This study aimed to compare physical activity patterns and their associations with socio-economic status (SES) and health behaviour in two countries at contrasting risk for coronary heart disease (CH...
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Ten-year trends of dietary intake in a middle-aged French population: relationship with educational level
Objective: To compare dietary intakes at a 10 y interval of a population aged 35–64 living in France. Trends in nutrient intake and food consumption were examined with a special emphasis on the relationships betw...
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Leisure-time physical activity and regular walking or cycling to work are associated with adiposity and 5 y weight gain in middle-aged men: the PRIME Study
OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of physical activity on body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (W) and body mass changes (ΔBMI) in middle-aged men, with special regard to moderate-intensity activities.
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Do cardiovascular risk factors in men depend on their spouses' occupational category?
Objective: To analyse the relationships between major cardiovascular risk factors in French men and their spouses' occupational category (OC), taking their own OC into account. Design: A large sample of voluntee...
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Association of hypertensive status and its drug treatment with lipid and haemostatic factors in middle-aged men: the PRIME Study
Aims: To assess the association of hypertensive status and antihypertensive drug treatment with lipid and haemostatic levels in middle-aged men.Methods and results: Hypertensive status, antihypertensive drug trea...
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The North–East–South gradient of coronary heart disease mortality and case fatality rates in France is consistent with a similar gradient in risk factor clusters
In France, the mortality and case fatality rates of coronary heart disease follow a decreasing North–East–South gradient. The aim of the study was to evaluate the contribution of major cardiovascular risk fact...
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Patterns of alcohol consumption in middle-aged men from France and Northern Ireland. The PRIME Study
Objective: To assess the patterns of alcohol consumption in France and Northern Ireland.