Kiwi fruit and cardiovascular disease.

Data about kiwi fruit was provided by 1 cohort. No association was found with CVD risk.


Author	Cohort name	Subjects	Years of follow-up	Cases	End point	Consumption of	Relative Risk (RR)	Adjustments
36) Takachi R. (2007)	The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC).	77,891 subjects (35,909 men 41,982 and women) aged 45-74. (Japan)	5.8 (1995-1998 to 2002)	1,386? (227 myocardial infarction, 1,159 stroke)	Risk of cardiovascular disease	Kiwi fruit	Not significantly inversely associated with CVD risk (no data shown).	Age, public health center area, BMI, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, energy, screening examination, medication, and daily vitamin supplement use.

Cardiovascular disease & Diet. A systematic review.