Hot dogs and all-cause mortality or survival.

Data was provided by one cohort. Consumption of frankfurters significantly increased mortality.

Author

Cohort name

Subjects

Years of follow-up

Cases

End point

Consumption of

Relative Risk (RR)

Adjustments

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)

5,386

All-cause mortality

Frankfurters


OR with consideration of lenght of survival	OR without consideration of lenght of survival
OR = 1.20 (No 99% CI; P = < 0.01).	OR = 1.20 (99% CI = 1.01-1.42; P = < 0.01).

RRs are for often consumption vs not often.

After additional adjustment for meat the OR became nonsignificant (OR = 1.15).

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).

Mortality & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

Relating various aspects of our diet
to all-cause mortality or survival.

Hot dogs and all-cause mortality or survival.

Mortality & Diet. A systematic review.

Literature review.

Relating various aspects of our dietto all-cause mortality or survival.

Hot dogs and all-cause mortality or survival.

Relating various aspects of our diet
to all-cause mortality or survival.