Abstract:Background
Inconsistent associations between egg consumption and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk have been observed in previous studies. This study aims to longitudinally investigate the association between egg consumption and altered risk of arterial stiffness, a major pre-clinical pathogenic change of CVD, which was assessed by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV).
Methods
A total of 7,315 Chinese participants from the Kailuan Study, free of CVD and cancer were included in this study. Egg consumpti… Show more
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