Processed meat and cardiovascular disease.

CVD risk: No data was found.
CVD mortality: Data was provided by one cohort of very large size. Significantly increased risks were found among both men and women. Among men, a significant protective effect was found at the 2nd quintile of consumption, and the strong significance of the trend is driven by this heterogeneity in effects (see extended table). The average RR = 1.17.
Effect modification: Effects were similar among never vs ever smokers.

Conclusion: Effects were restricted to findings from one cohort. Inconclusive evidence was found for an association between processed meat consumption and total CVD mortality.

Prospective studies of processed meat and total CVD mortality:
AuthorCohort nameCasesRelative Risk (RR)
22) Sinha R (2009)The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study14,221 men, and

5,356 women		Men: HR = 1.09 (1.03-1.15; P = < 0.001).

Women: HR = 1.38 (1.26-1.51; P = < 0.001).
Total number of cases: 19,577Average RR = 1.17