Allium vegetables and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Data about allium vegetables was provided by one cohort. A significant protective effect against risk of type 2 diabetes was found.
Data about allium vegetables was provided by one cohort. A significant protective effect against risk of type 2 diabetes was found.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments | ||||
| 11) Villegas R (2008) | The Shanghai Women's Health Study | 64,191 women aged 40-70. (China) | 4.6 | See variables | Type 2 diabetes incidence (reported having been diagnosed with T2D and met at least one of the following criteria: fasting glucose level ≥ 7 mmol/l on at least two separate occasions, or an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) with a value ≥ 11.1 mmol/L, and/or use of hypoglycaemic medication (i.e., insulin or oral hypoglycaemic drugs).) | Allium vegetables (garlic, garlic shoots, heads of garlic, onions, green onions, Chinese chives) |
Age, daily energy intake, meat intake, BMI, WHR, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, income level, education level, occupational status, and hypertension. |
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