medRxiv
Food patterns predicted disease risk beyond diet quality scores
Adding food patterns to diet quality scores correctly reclassified 8–16% more people by disease risk among 87,162 UK Biobank participants.Adding food patterns to diet quality scores correctly reclassified 8–16% more people by disease risk among 87,162 UK Biobank participants.
Preprint: cohort · 87,162 peopleBiomarkers
Who was studied87,162 UK Biobank participants, against models using diet quality scores alone
What changedAdding food patterns to diet quality scores correctly reclassified 8-16% more people by disease risk
The catchDietary patterns relied on reported intake, leaving them vulnerable to food-reporting errors