Cardiovascular disease & Diet.
A systematic review.
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Literature review.
Relating various aspects of our
diet to heart disease and stroke.
Plums and cardiovascular disease.
Data about plums 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
plums
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.