Meat intake and cause-specific mortality: a pooled analysis of Asian prospective cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total or red meat intake has been shown to be associated with a higher risk of mortality in Western populations, but little is known of the risks in Asian populations.

Objective

We examined temporal trends in meat consumption and associations between meat intake and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in Asia.

Design

We used ecological data from the United Nations to compare country-specific meat consumption. Separately, 8 Asian prospective cohort studies in Bangladesh, China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan consisting of 112,310 men and 184,411 women were followed for 6.6 to 15.6 y with 24,283 all-cause, 9558 cancer, and 6373 cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths. We estimated the study-specific HRs and 95% CIs by using a Cox regression model and pooled them by

SUBMITTER: Lee JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3778858 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature