Factor and cluster analysis of 52 food groups in 802 Swiss adults treated for cancer before the age of 21 identified five dietary patterns, the most common a Western indulgence diet at 38% and a Mediterranean-inspired diet at 22%. Patterns were associated with sex, age, language region, smoking, household composition and socioeconomic position. No dietary pattern was associated with having cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular risk factors.
Why it is interesting: A null cross-sectional result on diet and cardiovascular risk in a survivor group usually assumed to be diet-sensitive.