Eating Away from Home and Subsequent Risk of All-cause Mortality in the US Population
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 9,107
- Primary Endpoint
- All-cause mortality
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The proposed study will test the hypothesis that frequency of eating away from home meals is independently related to the prospective risk of mortality in the US population. The study will use public-domain mortality linked data from US national Surveys to address this question.
Detailed Description
This study uses public domain data collected in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) conducted in 1999-2000, 2001-2002, and 2003-2004 by the National Center for Health Statistics. Data on frequency of eating restaurant meals were collected at that time. The surveys have been linked to the National Death Index and mortality status information is available in public-release files. The investigators aim to examine if exposure to restaurant meals at baseline is prospectively linked to the risk of mortality. All data are anonymized and available in the public domain.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 40 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2004, respondent
- •Aged 40 or older at baseline
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant or lactating
- •No mobile examination center exam
- •No exposure information
- •No National Death Index linkage
- •No followup time
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
All-cause mortality
Time Frame: Through end date of National Death Index followup, 12/31/2011
Mortality from all causes
Secondary Outcomes
- Cause-specific mortality(Through end date of National Death Index followup, 12/31/2011)
Investigators
Ashima Kant
Professor
Queens College, The City University of New York