Plant-based diet and risk of all-cause mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A systematic analysis was conducted to determine the relationship between a plant-based diet and all-cause mortality.

Methods

The PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases were searched. Two authors selected English documents from the database. Then the other two authors extracted the data and evaluated the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS). This study adhered to the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Project (PRISMA) and the PROSPERO Registry protocols. A mixed-effects model combined maximum adjusted estimates, with heterogeneity measured using the I² statistic. The sensitivity analysis validated the analysis's robustness, while publication bias was assessed.

Results

The results of the meta-analysis of 14 articles revealed that a plant-based diet

SUBMITTER: Tan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11537864 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature