| 28) Warensjö E (2010) | The Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study (NSHDS).
(Including 3 cohorts: the VIP, the MONICA, and the MSP) | 73,000 subjects from 3 subcohorts, and whithout previous MI, stroke or malignant disease.
(Nested case-control) | (1987-1999) | See variables | First MI | Ice cream |
Men:
(237 cases) | Women:
(52 cases) |
| Cases consumed nonsignificantly less ice cream (5.1 g/d) than controls (5.4 g/d).
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Cases consumed the same amount (4.4 g/d) as controls (4.4 g/d).
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Case-control match by sex, age, date of health-survey, and geographic region. |
| 25) van der Pols JC (2009) | The Boyd Orr Cohort | 4,374 children (2,159 boys and 2,215 girls) aged 4-11 from England and Scotland. | 65
(1937-39 to 1948-2005) | 378? | Coronary heart disease mortality | Ice cream | No association was found (no data shown). | Age, sex, survey district, intake of fruit, vegetable, egg and egg dishes, protein, fat, and energy intake, household food expenditure in childhood, and Townsend deprivation score in adulthood. |
Prospective studies of ice cream and stroke:
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 25) van der Pols JC (2009) | The Boyd Orr Cohort | 4,374 children (2,159 boys and 2,215 girls) aged 4-11 from England and Scotland. | 65
(1937-39 to 1948-2005) | 121? | Stroke mortality | Ice cream | No association was found (no data shown). | Age, sex, survey district, intake of fruit, vegetable, egg and egg dishes, protein, fat, and energy intake, household food expenditure in childhood, and Townsend deprivation score in adulthood. |
| 23) Larsson SC (2009) | The Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention Study | 26,556 male smokers (≥ 5 cigarettes/day) aged 50-69 without stroke.
(Finland) | 13.6
(1985-88 to 2004) | See variables | Stroke risk | Ice cream |
Stratified by stroke subtype:
Cerebral infarction
(2,702 cases) | Intracerebral hemorrhage
(383 cases) | Subarachnoid hemorrhage
(196 cases) |
RR = 0.92 (0.81-1.03; P = 0.14) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.
Amount specific data (g/d):
0: RR = 1.
1: RR = 0.90 (0.78-1.05).
2: RR = 0.94 (0.83-1.06).
4: RR = 0.88 (0.78-0.99).
11: RR = 0.92 (0.81-1.03).
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RR = 1.21 (0.89-1.63; P = 0.30) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.
Amount specific data (g/d):
0: RR = 1.
1: RR = 1.21 (0.84-1.76).
2: RR = 1.02 (0.74-1.42).
4: RR = 1.00 (0.73-1.37).
11: RR = 1.21 (0.89-1.63).
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RR = 0.97 (0.63-1.49; P = 0.86) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.
Amount specific data (g/d):
0: RR = 1.
1: RR = 1.30 (0.79-2.16).
2: RR = 0.84 (0.52-1.35).
4: RR = 1.09 (0.72-1.65).
11: RR = 0.97 (0.63-1.49).
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Age, supplementation group, education, cigarettes smoked daily, BMI, serum total cholesterol, serum HDL cholesterol, histories of diabetes and heart disease, leisure-time physical activity, and intakes of total energy, alcohol, caffeine, sugar, red meat, poultry, fish, fruit, fruit juices, vegetables, potatoes, whole grains, and refined grains. |
| 5) Iso H. (2001) | The Nurses' Health Study. | 85,764 women aged 34-59.
(USA) | 14
(1980-1994) | 74? | Intraparenchymal hemmorhage risk | Ice cream | A significant inverse association (No data shown). | Age, smoking status, time interval, BMI, alcohol intake, menopausal status and postmenopausal hormone use, vigorous exercise, usual aspirin use, multivitamin use, vitamin E use, n3 fatty acid intake, calcium intake, and histories of hypertension, diabetes, and high cholesterol levels, and total energy. |
| 5) Iso H (1999) | The Nurses' Health Study. | 85,764 women aged 34-59.
(USA) | 14
(1980-1994) | 386? | Ischemic stroke risk | Ice cream | An inverse trend: RR = 0.70 (0.42-1.17; P = 0.14) for consumption ≥ 5 times/week. | Age and smoking. |
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