Beans/peas and cardiovascular disease.

Total cardiovascular disease: Data about total cardiovascular disease was provided by 1 cohort (36). No association was found between snap beans and CVD risk.
Coronary heart disease: Data about coronary heart disease was provided by 1 cohort (10). A significant protective effect of peas against CHD risk was found.
Stroke: Data about stroke was provided by 1 cohort (16). No association was found with fermented bean products.

Conclusion: A significant protective effect was found, but protective effects were limited to finding from one cohort. No evidence was found for an association between specific types of beans and CVD.

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	Snap beans	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.
16) Ross RK (1997)	No cohort name defined	18,244 men aged 45-64 from Shanghai. (China)	1986-89 to 1994	245?	Stroke/cerebrovascular accident death	fermented bean curd (fuyu); fermented bean paste	No significant association was found when evaluated either as median levels of daily intake or as tertiles of intake frequencies (No data shown).	Education, marital status, BMI, lifetime cigarette smoking, lifetime ethanol intake, and history of hypertension.
10) Rimm EB (1996)	The Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.	43,757 men aged 40-75. (USA)	6 (1986-1992)	734?	Risk of total MI (nonfatal MI and fatal coronary disease)	Peas	RR = 0.52 (0.31-0.88) for consumption for 1 serving/day vs no consumption.	Not defined, but probably: Saturated fat, vitamin E, age, BMI, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, family history of MI, and profession.

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

Snap beans

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.

16) Ross RK (1997)

No cohort name defined

18,244 men aged 45-64 from Shanghai.
(China)

1986-89 to 1994

245?

Stroke/cerebrovascular accident death

fermented bean curd (fuyu); fermented bean paste

No significant association was found when evaluated either as median levels of daily intake or as tertiles of intake frequencies (No data shown).

Education, marital status, BMI, lifetime cigarette smoking, lifetime ethanol intake, and history of hypertension.

10) Rimm EB (1996)

The Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.

43,757 men aged 40-75.
(USA)

6
(1986-1992)

734?

Risk of total MI (nonfatal MI and fatal coronary disease)

Peas

RR = 0.52 (0.31-0.88) for consumption for 1 serving/day vs no consumption.

Not defined, but probably: Saturated fat, vitamin E, age, BMI, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, family history of MI, and profession.

Cardiovascular disease & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

Relating various aspects of our
diet to heart disease and stroke.

Beans/peas and cardiovascular disease.

Cardiovascular disease & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

Relating various aspects of ourdiet to heart disease and stroke.

Beans/peas and cardiovascular disease.

Relating various aspects of our
diet to heart disease and stroke.