PMID- 37634256 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230925 LR - 20240210 IS - 1532-8511 (Electronic) IS - 1052-3057 (Print) IS - 1052-3057 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 10 DP - 2023 Oct TI - Mediterranean-style diet and intracranial large artery stenosis in the Northern Manhattan Study. PG - 107252 LID - S1052-3057(23)00275-6 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107252 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVES: Given Mediterranean-style diet (MeDi) reduces risk of cardiovascular events, we hypothesized MeDi may also be protective against intracranial large artery stenosis (ICAS), a common cause of stroke worldwide. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included stroke-free participants of the Northern Manhattan Study, a diverse population-based study of stroke risk factors. We represented MeDi continuously (range 0-8) based on enrollment food frequency questionnaires, excluding alcohol consumption. We evaluated ICAS both dichotomously at clinically relevant stenosis severities and continuously as a score (possible range 0-44), summated from stenosis severity scores of major intracranial arteries from time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography. We used logistic or zero-inflated Poisson regression, adjusting for key confounders. RESULTS: Among 912 included participants (mean age 64+/-8 years, 59% female, 65% Hispanic, mean MeDi score 4+/-1.5), 5% and 8% of participants had >/=50% or >/=70% ICAS, respectively (score median [interquartile range]: 0 [0-2]). Increased MeDi score was inversely associated with ICAS, but did not reach statistical significance (>/=50% stenosis odds ratio (OR) [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 0.89 [0.79-1.06]; >/=70% stenosis OR [95% CI]: 0.91 [0.74-1.13]; stenosis score beta-estimate [95% CI]: -0.02 [-0.06-0.01]). CONCLUSION: In this stroke-free subsample, we did not find a significant association between MeDi and ICAS. We may have been limited by statistical power. CI - Copyright (c) 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc. FAU - Yang, Dixon AU - Yang D AD - Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. FAU - Gardener, Hannah AU - Gardener H AD - Department of Neurology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Khasiyev, Farid AU - Khasiyev F AD - Department of Neurology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA. FAU - Rundek, Tatjana AU - Rundek T AD - Department of Neurology, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO, USA; Evelyn McKnight Brain Institute, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. FAU - Wright, Clinton B AU - Wright CB AD - National Institute of Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, Bethesda, MD, USA. FAU - Elkind, Mitchell Sv AU - Elkind MS AD - Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; American Heart Association, USA. FAU - Gutierrez, Jose AU - Gutierrez J AD - Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: jg3233@cumc.columbia.edu. LA - eng GR - R56 NS029993/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 NS007153/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R37 NS029993/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AG057709/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AG066162/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230825 PL - United States TA - J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis JT - Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association JID - 9111633 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - Female MH - Middle Aged MH - Aged MH - Male MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - Constriction, Pathologic/complications MH - *Stroke/etiology MH - Risk Factors MH - *Diet, Mediterranean MH - Arteries MH - *Intracranial Arteriosclerosis/diagnostic imaging/epidemiology/complications PMC - PMC10528497 MID - NIHMS1929407 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Intracranial large artery stenosis OT - Mediterranean-style diet OT - Northern Manhattan study OT - Stroke COIS- Declaration of Competing Interest Ms. Ref. No.: JSCVD-D-23-00359 Title: Mediterranean-style diet and intracranial large artery stenosis in the Northern Manhattan Study Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases The following authors declare interests outside of the submitted work: Dr. Tatjana Rundek reported grant funding from National Institute of Health/National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NIH/NINDS) outside of the submitted work. Dr. Mitchell Elkind reported receipt of royalties for chapters on stroke published in UpToDate and is an employee of the American Heart Association, outside of the present work. Dr. Jose Gutierrez reported receiving grant funding from the NIH/National Institute of Aging (NIA) and receipt of royalties for chapters on intracranial atherosclerosis published in UpToDate and on lacunar strokes published in Medlink, outside of the submitted work. All other authors declare no potential conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2023/08/27 18:41 MHDA- 2023/09/25 06:42 PMCR- 2024/10/01 CRDT- 2023/08/27 17:59 PHST- 2023/02/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/07/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] PHST- 2023/09/25 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/27 18:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/27 17:59 [entrez] AID - S1052-3057(23)00275-6 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107252 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2023 Oct;32(10):107252. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2023.107252. Epub 2023 Aug 25.