Abstract
Short-term trials indicate inorganic nitrate and nitrate-rich vegetables may have vascular health benefits. However, few observational studies have explored the relationship between nitrate intake and long-term cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the association of nitrate intake from vegetables with CVD mortality in a sample of older Australians. A subgroup of participants without diabetes or major CVD at baseline (1992-1994) were included from the Blue Mountains Eye Study, a population-based cohort study of men and women aged ≥ 49years. Diets were evaluated using a validated food frequency questionnaire at baseline, 5years and 10years of follow-up. Vegetable nitrate intake was estimated using a comprehensive vegetable nitrate database. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to explore the association between vegetable nitrate intake and CVD mortality. During 14years of follow-up, 188/2229 (8.4%) participants died from CVD. In multivariable-adjusted analysis, participants in quartile 2 [69.5-99.6mg/day; HR 0.53 (95% CI 0.35, 0.82)], quartile 3 [99.7-137.8mg/day; HR 0.51 (95% CI 0.32, 0.80)], and quartile 4 [> 137.8mg/day; HR 0.63 (95% CI 0.41, 0.95)] of vegetable nitrate intake had lower hazards for CVD mortality compared to participants in quartile 1 (< 69.5mg/day). In older Australian men and women, vegetable nitrate intake was inversely associated with CVD mortality, independent of lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors. These findings confirm a recent report that intake of vegetable nitrate lowers the risk of CVD mortality in older women and extend these findings to older men.
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