The article selected for this assignment was written by Koyama et al. (2022) and published in the international journal on Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Disease. The article is named “Is dietary intake of advanced glycation end products associated with mortality among adults with diabetes?”.
The article reviews previous works that have been done on the topic and focuses on the connection between the intake of advanced glycation end (AGE) products and high rates of mortality among adults suffering from diabetes. The sampling population was estimated in relation to their concordance to the dietary guidelines and intake of the AGE Nϵ-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML) (Koyama et al., 2022). Having analyzed the results, the authors concluded that there was a certain association between the dietary intake of AGE products and concordance to dietary guidelines. However, there was no significant connection identified between the intake and all-cause mortality rates observed among the adults with diabetes.
The strategy used to select a sample from the population involved several steps. First, the researchers defined the target population, which was represented by adults with diabetes. After that, the sample size was defined, which amounted to “5474 adults with diabetes from the 2003 to 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey” (Koyama et al., 2022, par. 4). For the statistical analysis, the study then used study design variables and weights. It can be noted that this sampling method increases the efficiency of the study, as it allows ensuring that researchers gather data that is representative of the segment of population being researched. In addition, it increases the credibility of the data, as all results are relevant to the target group.
Reference
Koyama, A. K., Pavkov, M. E., Wu, Y., & Siegel, K. R. (2022). Is dietary intake of advanced glycation end products associated with mortality among adults with diabetes? Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, 32(6), 1402-1409.