Processed meat and stroke.
Stroke risk: No data was found.
Stroke mortality: Data was provided by 2 Asian cohorts, including 2,189 cases. No associations were found.
Effect modification: No data was found.
Conclusion: Little data was found. No evidence was found for an association between processed meat consumption and stroke risk or stroke mortality.
Prospective studies of processed meat and stroke mortality:
| Author | Cohort name | Cases | Relative Risk (RR) |
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| 19) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study | 1,061 men, and
883 women | Men: HR = 0.87 (073-1.04).
Women: HR = 0.88 (0.72-1.08). |
| 9) Ross RK (1997) | No cohort name defined | 245 | No significant association. |
| | Total number of cases: 2.189 | Average RR = 0.87 |
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| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 19) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study | 40,153 men, and 54,783 women.
(Japan) | Not defined. | 1,061 men, and
883 women. | Cerebrovascular mortality | Ham and sausages (not defined) |
| Men: | Women: |
HR = 0.87 (0.73-1.04) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (Frequency of intake):
< 1/w: HR = 1.
1-2/w: HR = 0.91 (0.79-1.04).
≥ 3/w: HR = 0.87 (0.73-1.04).
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HR = 0.88 (0.72-1.08) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (Frequency of intake):
< 1/w: HR = 1.
1-2/w: HR = 0.81 (0.69-0.95; P = < 0.05).
≥ 3/w: HR = 0.88 (0.72-1.08).
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Age and study area. |
| 9) Ross RK (1997) | No cohort name | 18,244 men aged 45-64 from Shanghai.
(China) | 1986-89 to 1994 | 245? | Stroke/cerebrovascular accident death | sausage, ham, or other cured meat | 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. |
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