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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, RESULTS. Meshes: Age Factors, Aged, Asian Continental Ancestry Group, Blood Glucose, Blood Pressure, Brazil, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Dietary Fats, Dietary Fiber, Education, Emigrants and Immigrants, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Peripheral Vascular Diseases, Triglycerides.
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Are fat and fiber consumption associated with peripheral arterial disease in a cross-sectional study of a Japanese-Brazilian population? Context: The Western diet plays a role for the epidemics of obesity and related diseases. This study examined a possible association between peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and the dietary components of Japanese immigrants living in Brazil. In this cross-sectional study, 1,267 subjects (aged > or =30 years) with complete dietary, clinical and laboratory data were studied according to a standardized protocol. Ankle-to-brachial index was used to identify subjects with PAD. The overall prevalence of PAD was 14.6%. Subjects with PAD were older, had lower education and higher mean values of blood pressure, triglycerides, and fasting and 2-h plasma glucose levels compared with those without the disease. Among the subjects with PAD, the consumption of fiber from whole grains (3.0 vs 3.4 g, p=0.001) and linoleic acids (11.0 vs 11.7 g, p=0.017) were lower and intake of total (72.8 vs 69.1 g, p=0.016) and saturated fatty acids (17.4 vs 16.3 g, p=0.012) were higher than those without PAD. Results of multiple logistic regression analysis showed a significant association between PAD with high total fat intake, low intake of fiber from fruit and oleic acid, independently of other variables.
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Despite limitations in examining the cause - effect relationship, the data support the notion that diet could be important in reducing the occurrence of PAD. Final Decision: yes