Dietary Pattern Indices and Incident Peripheral Arterial Disease in Women: A Prospective Cohort Study

Objectives We aimed to evaluate diet quality as reflected by multiple a priori dietary pattern indices in relation to incident PAD. Methods We included 138,506 US postmenopausal women aged 50–79 years without known PAD at baseline (1993–1998) of the Women's Health Initiative. Score of 4 dietary pattern indices, including the alternate Mediterranean diet (aMED) index, the alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI)-2010, the Dietary Approaches to Stop...