Allium vegetables and cardiovascular disease.

Data about the relation with allium vegetables was provided by 1 cohort. No association was found with ischemic stroke risk.


Author	Cohort name	Subjects	Years of follow-up	Cases	End point	Consumption of	Relative Risk (RR)	Adjustments
26) Johnsen SP (2003)	The Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study.	54,506 men and women aged 50-64.	3.09 (1993-1997)	266?	Ischemic stroke risk	Onion and garlic	RR = 0.95 (0.61-1.47; P = 0.94) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption. Amount specific data (quintiles. median intake in g/d): Q1 (7.0): RR = 1. Q3 (18.2): RR = 1.11 (0.74-1.65). Q5 (43.1): RR = 0.95 (0.61-1.47). No data was shown for quintile 2 + 4!	Sex, total energy intake, smoking status, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood presssure, total serum cholesterol, history of diabetes, BMI, alcohol intake, intake of red meat, intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, physical activity, and education. Age was used as the time axis.

Cardiovascular disease & Diet. A systematic review.