Red meat and cardiovascular disease.

CVD risk: Data was provided by one cohort. No association was found.
Effect modification: No data was found.
CVD mortality: Data was provided by one cohort of very large size. A significantly increased risk was found among both men and women. And risk tended to increase with every increasing quintile of consumption. The average RR = 1.33.
Effect modification: Risk was increased among both never, and ever smokers. But risks were higher among never smokers for both sexes (see extended table).

Conclusion: Effects were restricted to findings from one cohort. Inconclusive evidence was found for an association between red meat consumption and total CVD mortality. No evidence was found for an association with total CVD risk.

Prospective studies of red meat and total CVD risk:
AuthorCohort nameCasesRelative Risk (RR)
23) Panagiotakos D (2009)The ATTICA Study170No significant association (P = 0.28).
Total number of cases: 170


Prospective studies of red 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 = 1.27 (1.20-1.35; P = < 0.001).

Women: HR = 1.50 (1.37-1.65; P = < 0.001).
Total number of cases: 19,577Average RR = 1.33