| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 22) Bonthuis M (2010) | No cohort name defined | 1,529 participants in a skin cancer prevention trial aged 25-78 from Nambour.
(Australia) | 14.4
(1992-96 to 2007) | 177 | All-cause mortality | Full-fat cheese (not defined) |
HR = 0.93 (0.59-1.46; P = 0.60) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (grams):
0-9: HR = 1.
10-19: HR = 1.17 (0.76-1.79).
19-120: HR = 0.93 (0.59-1.46). | Age, sex, total energy, BMI, alcohol, school leaving age, physical activity, pack years of smoking, dietary supplement use, beta-carotene treatment during trial and presence of any medical condition. |
| 21) 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) | 1,468? | All cause mortality | Cheese (not defined) | 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. |
| 19) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study. | 39,801 men, and 54,630 women.
(Japan) | Not defined. | 8,127 men, and
5,653 women. | Mortality from all causes | Cheese (not defined) |
| Men: | Women: |
HR = 0.89 (0.81-0.98; P = < 0.05) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data:
< 1/w: HR = 1.
1-2/w: HR = 0.94 (0.87-1.01; P = < 0.10).
≥ 3/w: HR = 0.89 (0.81-0.98).
|
HR = 0.91 (0.81-1.02) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data:
< 1/w: HR = 1.
1-2/w: HR = 0.96 (0.87-1.05).
≥ 3/w: HR = 0.91 (0.81-1.02).
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Age and study area. |
| 12) Fortes C (2000) | Cohort name not defined | 161 elderly (52 men, and 109 women) ≥ 65 years. (Mean age 80) in Rome.
(Italy) | 5
(1993-1998) | 53? (21 men, and 32 women) | Overall mortality | Cheese (not defined) |
RR = 1.30 (0.51-3.34; No P-value) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (times/wk):
< 1: RR = 1.
1-2: RR = 1.44 (0.59-3.49).
> 2: RR = 1.30 (0.51-3.34). | Unadjusted. |
| 6) Mann JI (1997) | The Oxford Vegetarian Study. | 10,802 subjects (4102 men and 6700 women) aged 16-79.
(UK) | 13.3
(1980-84 to 1995) | 383 | All-cause mortality | Cheese (excluding cottage) |
Death rate ratio = 102 (76-137; P = Not Significant) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (times per week):
< once: DRR = 100.
1-4: DRR = 86 (62-118).
≥ 5: DRR = 102 (76-137). | Age, sex, smoking and social class. |
| 1) Fraser GE (1997) | The Adventist Health Study | Non-Hispanic white Seventh Seventh Day Adventists aged ≥ 84.
At study baseline there were 603 subjects older than 84 years, and during a 12-year follow-up, these and intitially younger subjects contributed 11,828 person-years of observation in the oldest-old age range.
(USA) | 12
(1976-88) | 1,387?
(451 men, and 936 women) | All-cause mortality | Cheese (not defined) |
| Total: | Men: | Women: |
HR = 1.07 (0.90-1.27) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (per week):
< 1: RR = 1.
1-2: RR = 0.95 (0.84-1.09).
≥ 3: RR = 1.07 (0.90-1.27).
|
HR = 1.23 (0.91-1.66) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (per week):
< 1: RR = 1.
1-2: RR = 1.09 (0.87-1.36).
≥ 3: RR = 1.23 (0.91-1.66).
|
HR = 1.01 (0.82-1.24) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (per week):
< 1: RR = 1.
1-2: RR = 0.89 (0.75-1.05).
≥ 3: RR = 1.01 (0.82-1.24).
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Age and sex. |
| 1) Fraser GE (1997) | The Adventist Health Study | 1.668 black California men and women aged ≥ 25. | 1976-1985 | See variables | All-cause mortality | Cheese (except cottage cheese) |
Both sexes
(153? cases) | Men
(73? cases) | Women
(80? cases) |
HR = 1.7 (1.0-2.9) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (Frequency of use in times/week):
< 1: HR = 1.
1-2: HR = 1.1 (0.7-1.8).
≥ 3: HR = 1.7 (1.0-2.9).
|
HR = 1.2 (0.5-2.8) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (Frequency of use in times/week):
< 1: HR = 1.
1-2: HR = 1.0 (0.5-2.0).
≥ 3: HR = 1.2 (0.5-2.8).
|
HR = 2.2 (1.1-4.3) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption.
Amount specific data (Frequency of use in times/week):
< 1: HR = 1.
1-2: HR = 1.4 (0.7-2.7).
≥ 3: HR = 2.2 (1.1-4.3).
|
Age, smoking and exercise. |
| 1) Kahn HA. (1984) | The Adventist Health Study. | 27,530 California members of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church aged ≥ 30, including black, white and oriental subjects.
(USA) | 21
(1960-1980) | 6,075 | All-cause mortality | Cheese (not defined) |
| OR with consideration of lenght of survival | OR without consideration of lenght of survival |
OR = 0.99 (No 99% CI; No P-value) for the highest vs lowest quartile of consumption.
Amount specific data (days/wk):
< 1: OR = 1.00.
1-2: OR = 0.90.
3-4: OR = 0.90.
5-7: OR = 0.99. |
OR = 0.96 (99% CI; No P-value) for the highest vs lowest quartile of consumption.
Amount specific data (days/wk):
< 1: OR = 1.00.
1-2: OR = 0.88 (99% CI = 0.79-0.99; P = < 0.01).
3-4: OR = 0.87 (99% CI = 0.76-0.99; P = < 0.01).
5-7: OR = 0.96. |
Age (15-year intervals), sex, history of disease (heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes, or cancer), age at initial exposure to the Adventist Church, and smoking history (never vs ever). |
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