The Association of Plant-Based Diet With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Prospect Cohort Studies.
Front Cardiovasc Med
; 8: 756810, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
The association between plant-based diets and cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains poorly characterized. Given that diet represents an important and a modifiable risk factor, this study aimed to assess (1) the relationships between the impact of adherence to plant-based diets on cardiovascular mortality, incident CVD, and stroke; (2) if associations differed by adherence to healthful and less healthful plant-based diets. Methods andFindings:
MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched up to May 2021. Studies assessing CVD outcomes with relation to plant-based dietary patterns or according to plant-based dietary indices (PDI) were included. A meta-analysis of hazard ratios (HR) was conducted using DerSimonian and Laird random effects model. Thirteen studies involving 410,085 participants were included. Greater adherence to an overall plant-based dietary pattern was significantly associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular mortality (pooled HR 0.92, 95% CI 0.86-0.99 p = 0.0193, I 2 = 88.5%, N = 124,501) and a lower risk of CVD incidence (pooled HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.82-0.98, p = 0.0173, I 2 = 87.2%, N = 323,854). Among the studies that used PDI, unhealthful plant-based diets were associated with increased risk of cardiovascular mortality (pooled HR 1.05, 95% CI 1.01-1.09, p = 0.0123, I 2 = 0.00%, N = 18,966), but not CVD incidence. Conversely, healthful plant-based diets were associated with decreased CVD incidence (pooled HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.80-0.95, p = 0.0011, I 2 = 57.5%, N = 71,301), but not mortality. Vegetarians also had significantly lower CVD incidence (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.72-0.91, p = 0.0004, I 2 = 22.2%, N = 16,254), but similar CVD mortality or stroke risk when compared to the meat-eaters.Conclusion:
To date, this comprehensive study examines the effects of a plant-based diet on major clinical endpoints using more holistic PDIs. These findings highlight the favorable role of healthful plant-based foods in reducing cardiovascular mortality and CVD.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
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En
Revista:
Front Cardiovasc Med
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Singapur