The protective effect of muesli consumption on diabetes risk: Results from 12 years of follow-up in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 12-20
Author(s):  
Angelica Quatela ◽  
Robin Callister ◽  
Amanda J. Patterson ◽  
Mark McEvoy ◽  
Lesley K. MacDonald-Wicks
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Protective Effect ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Diabetes Risk ◽  
Australian Longitudinal Study

scholarly journals Macronutrient intake and type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged Australian women. Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 1587-1594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amani Alhazmi ◽  
Elizabeth Stojanovski ◽  
Mark McEvoy ◽  
Manohar L Garg
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Diabetes Risk ◽  
Macronutrient Intake ◽  
Australian Longitudinal Study ◽  
Relative Risks

AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the association between macronutrient intake and type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged Australian women.DesignA prospective cohort study, with 6 years (2002–2007) of follow up. Dietary intake was assessed with a validated FFQ. Relative risks with 95 % confidence intervals were used to examine risk associations.SettingAustralian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, Australia.SubjectsAustralian women (n 8370) from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health aged 45–50 years and free of type 2 diabetes at baseline.ResultsAfter 6 years of follow-up, 311 women developed type 2 diabetes. After adjusting for sociodemographic, lifestyle and other dietary risk factors, MUFA, total n-3 PUFA, α-linolenic acid and total n-6 PUFA intakes were positively associated with the incidence of type 2 diabetes. The relative risks for type 2 diabetes for the highest compared with the lowest quintiles were 1·64 (95 % CI 1·06, 2·54), P = 0·04 for MUFA; 1·55 (95 % CI 1·03, 2·32), P = 0·01 for n-3 PUFA; 1·84 (95 % CI 1·25, 2·71), P < 0·01 for α-linolenic acid; and 1·60 (95 % CI 1·03, 2·48), P = 0·04 for n-6 PUFA. Other dietary macronutrients were not significantly associated with diabetes risk.ConclusionsThe data indicate that consumption of MUFA, n-3 PUFA and n-6 PUFA may influence the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women.

scholarly journals Diet quality score is a predictor of type 2 diabetes risk in women: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

2014 ◽  
Vol 112 (6) ◽  
pp. 945-951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amani Alhazmi ◽  
Elizabeth Stojanovski ◽  
Mark McEvoy ◽  
Wendy Brown ◽  
Manohar L. Garg
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Diabetes Risk ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Australian Longitudinal Study ◽  
Incident Cases

The present study aimed to determine the ability of two diet quality scores to predict the incidence of type 2 diabetes in women. The study population comprised a nationally representative sample of 8370 Australian middle-aged (45–50 years) women participating in the ALSWH (Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health), who were free of diabetes and completed FFQ at baseline. The associations between the Australian Recommended Food Score (ARFS) and Dietary Guideline Index (DGI) with type 2 diabetes risk were assessed using multiple logistic regression models, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle factors and energy intake. During 6 years of follow-up, 311 incident cases of type 2 diabetes were reported. The DGI score was inversely associated with type 2 diabetes risk (OR comparing the highest with the lowest quintile of DGI was 0·51; 95 % CI 0·35, 0·76; P for trend = 0·01). There was no statistically significant association between the ARFS and type 2 diabetes risk (OR comparing the highest with the lowest quintile of ARFS was 0·99; 95 % CI 0·68, 1·43; P for trend = 0·42). The results of the present prospective study indicate that the DGI score, which assesses compliance with established dietary guidelines, is predictive of type 2 diabetes risk in Australian women. The risk of type 2 diabetes among women in the highest quintile of DGI was approximately 50 % lower than that in women in the lowest quintile. The ARFS was not significantly predictive of type 2 diabetes.

scholarly journals Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Variety over Time Is Associated with Lower 15-Year Healthcare Costs: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 2829
Author(s):  
Jennifer N. Baldwin ◽  
Lee M. Ashton ◽  
Peta M. Forder ◽  
Rebecca L. Haslam ◽  
Alexis J. Hure ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Healthy Weight ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Australian Longitudinal Study ◽  
Point Increase ◽  
Over Time

Healthcare costs are lower for adults who consume more vegetables; however, the association between healthcare costs and fruit and vegetable varieties is unclear. Our aim was to investigate the association between (i) baseline fruit and vegetable (F&V) varieties, and (ii) changes in F&V varieties over time with 15-year healthcare costs in an Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. The data for Survey 3 (n = 8833 women, aged 50–55 years) and Survey 7 (n = 6955, aged 62–67 years) of the 1946–1951 cohort were used. The F&V variety was assessed using the Fruit and Vegetable Variety (FAVVA) index calculated from the Cancer Council of Victoria’s Dietary Questionnaire for Epidemiological Studies food frequency questionnaire. The baseline FAVVA and change in FAVVA were analysed as continuous predictors of Medicare claims/costs by using multiple regression analyses. Healthy weight women made, on average, 4.3 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.7–6.8) fewer claims for every 10-point-higher FAVVA. Healthy weight women with higher fruit varieties incurred fewer charges; however, this was reversed for women overweight/obese. Across the sample, for every 10-point increase in FAVVA over time, women made 4.3 (95% CI 1.9–6.8) fewer claims and incurred $309.1 (95% CI $129.3–488.8) less in charges over 15 years. A higher F&V variety is associated with a small reduction in healthcare claims for healthy weight women only. An increasing F&V variety over time is associated with lower healthcare costs.

scholarly journals Twenty Years of Data Linkage in The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen Loos ◽  
Gita Mishra ◽  
Annette Dobson ◽  
Leigh Tooth
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Data Linkage ◽  
Data Access ◽  
National Study ◽  
Australian Longitudinal Study ◽  
Data Collections

IntroductionLinked health record collections, when combined with large longitudinal surveys, are a rich research resource to inform policy development and clinical practice across multiple sectors. Objectives and ApproachThe Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) is a national study of over 57,000 women in four cohorts. Survey data collection commenced in 1996. Over the past 20 years, ALSWH has also established an extensive data linkage program. The aim of this poster is to provide an overview of ALSWH’s program of regularly up-dated linked data collections for use in parallel with on-going surveys, and to demonstrate how data are made widely available to research collaborators. ResultsALSWH surveys collect information on health conditions, ageing, reproductive characteristics, access to health services, lifestyle, and socio-demographic factors. Regularly updated linked national and state administrative data collections add information on health events, health outcomes, diagnoses, treatments, and patterns of service use. ALSWH’s national linked data collections, include Medicare Benefits Schedule, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the National Death Index, the Australian Cancer Database, and the National Aged Care Data Collection. State and Territory hospital collections include Admitted Patients, Emergency Department and Perinatal Data. There are also substudies, such as the Mothers and their Children’s Health Study (MatCH), which involves linkage to children’s educational records. ALSWH has an internal Data Access Committee along with systems and protocols to facilitate collaborative multi-sectoral research using de-identified linked data. Conclusion / ImplicationsAs a large scale Australian longitudinal multi-jurisdictional data linkage and sharing program, ALSWH is a useful model for anyone planning similar research.

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