Data about dried fruits was provided by one cohort. The combined effect of dried fruits & nuts did not show an association with all-cause mortality.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 8) Appleby PN. (2002) | The Health Food Shoppers Study. | 10,741 subjects, aged 16-89 (4,325 men, 6,416 women. 8,675 non-smokers). (UK) | 1973-79 to 1997 | 2,529 (1,160 men, and 1,369 women. 2,055 non-smokers)? | All-cause mortality | Nuts/dried fruit (not defined) | RR = 1.00 (0.92-1.10; No P-value) for daily consumption vs less frequent consumption. | Age at recruitment, sex, smoking, and each other food (fresh fruit, wholemeal bread, nuts/dried fruit, raw vegetable salads, and bran cereals). |
| 8) Key TJ. (1996) | The Health Food Shoppers Study. | 10.771 (4.336 men and 6.435 women) aged > or = 16, recruited through health food shops, vegeterian societies, and magazines. (UK) | 16.8 (1973-79 to 1995) | 1.343? (666 men, 677 women) | all cause mortality | nuts or dried fruit (not defined) | RR = 0.98 (0.88-1.09; No P-value) for consumption at least daily vs < daily. | age, sex, and smoking |