title: The Healthy Eating Index and the Alternate Healthy Eating Index as predictors of 10-year CHD risk in Cuban Americans with and without type 2 diabetes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the relationship between dietary patterns, as measured by the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) and the Alternate Healthy Eating Index (AHEI), and 10-year predicted CHD risk in Cuban Americans with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D).
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross-sectional study participants were selected from two randomly generated mailing lists of individuals with and without T2D. HEI and AHEI scores were calculated from a self-reported FFQ. CHD risk was determined using the 10-year CHD risk calculator of the Adult Treatment Panel III.
  
  
  METHODS
  Miami Dade and Broward Counties, FL, USA.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cuban Americans (n 358) aged ≥30 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants with T2D had a higher waist circumference (P = 0·001) and 10-year CHD risk score (P = 0·008) compared with those without T2D. Participants without T2D had a higher energy intake (P = 0·034), total blood cholesterol (P = 0·007), HDL cholesterol (P = 0·001) and HEI score (P = 0·006) compared with participants with T2D. AHEI score was a significant predictor of 10-year CHD risk (F(1,351) = 4·44, P = 0·036). An association between AHEI and 10-year CHD risk was found only for participants with T2D (β = -0·244, se = 0·049, P = 0·001).ConclusionThe present study showed that only participants with T2D with significantly higher AHEI scores had lower scores for 10-year predicted CHD risk. No association was found between HEI score and CHD risk among Cuban Americans. Individuals with T2D are advised to follow the AHEI dietary pattern.
authors: Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, Florida International University, 11200 SW, 8th ST, AHC-I 450, Miami, FL 33199, USA. huffmanf@fiu.edu
authors: Fatma G
authors: FG
authors: Huffman
authors: Gustavo G
authors: GG
authors: Zarini
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: McNamara
authors: Aarthi
authors: A
authors: Nagarajan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003462:Cuba / Q000208:ethnology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida / Q000453:epidemiology; D058870:Food, Organic; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL