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Table 1 Subgroup analysis of dietary total fat and major fat subclasses and risk of cardiovascular disease

From: Dietary total fat, fatty acids intake, and risk of cardiovascular disease: a dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies

 

Dietary total fat

Trans fat

Saturated fatty acid

Monounsaturated fatty acid

Polyunsaturated fatty acid

N

HR(95%CI)

I2 (%)

N

HR(95%CI)

I2 (%)

N

HR(95%CI)

I2 (%)

N

HR(95%CI)

I2 (%)

N

HR(95%CI)

I2 (%)

Overall

45

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

54.0

24

1.14 (1.08–1.21)

26.1

56

0.97 (0.93–1.02)

56.8

43

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

50.3

45

0.97 (0.93–1.00)

55.8

Follow-up duration (years)

 < 10

15

0.97 (0.88–1.08)

49.0

10

1.20 (1.10–1.30)

0.0

19

0.97 (0.89–1.05)

48.8

12

0.94 (0.81–1.08)

51.3

15

1.03 (0.94–1.13)

34.0

 ≥ 10

30

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

57.0

14

1.11 (1.02–1.19)

38.2

37

0.98 (0.93–1.03)

60.9

31

0.98 (0.94–1.02)

50.5

30

0.95 (0.91–0.99)

62.4

Geographical location

 America

23

0.95 (0.90–1.01)

63.2

17

1.13 (1.06–1.21)

24.2

24

1.01 (0.95–1.07)

58.8

20

0.94 (0.88–1.02)

59.7

20

0.93 (0.86–1.01)

60.5

 Europe

14

1.00 (0.93–1.08)

50.2

7

1.16 (1.04–1.31)

40.0

21

0.98 (0.91–1.06)

49.5

16

1.01 (0.95–1.06)

42.8

18

1.01 (0.98–1.05)

27.6

 Asia

6

1.01 (0.80–1.28)

27.6

0

–

–

9

0.84 (0.73–0.97)

42.3

5

0.90 (0.64–1.27)

33.3

5

1.09 (0.86–1.39)

0.0

Adjust for age

 Yes

32

0.99 (0.95–1.03)

48.4

16

1.13 (1.03–1.23)

35.1

43

0.97 (0.92–1.02)

57.9

30

0.99 (0.95–1.03)

42.7

33

0.99 (0.95–1.02)

48.9

 No

13

0.93 (0.86–1.01)

53.0

8

1.16 (1.06–1.28)

9.5

13

0.99 (0.89–1.09)

53.5

13

0.95 (0.85–1.06)

51.2

12

0.91 (0.81–1.03)

43.3

Adjust for sex

 Yes

8

1.01 (0.93–1.09)

61.8

6

1.07 (0.96–1.69)

0.2

21

0.94 (0.87–1.02)

72.6

13

0.96 (0.92–1.01)

63.2

14

1.00 (0.94–1.05)

9.1

 No

22

1.00 (0.96–1.04)

43.2

18

1.15 (1.08–1.23)

30.4

35

1.00 (0.94–1.05)

37.4

30

0.95 (0.86–1.06)

42.7

31

0.96 (0.91–1.01)

64.8

Adjust for alcohol

 Yes

12

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

59.5

20

1.13 (1.06–1.19)

24.5

41

0.97 (0.92–1.02)

51.7

29

0.98 (0.93–1.02)

47.5

30

0.96 (0.92–1.01)

64.8

 No

33

0.97 (0.92–1.01)

46.6

4

1.30 (1.06–1.61)

23.2

15

0.99 (0.90–1.08)

60.7

14

0.93 (0.85–1.02)

58.2

15

0.99 (0.93–1.01)

18.4

Adjust for energy intake

 Yes

32

0.96 (0.92–1.01)

62.0

18

1.16 (1.08–1.25)

26.3

40

0.96 (0.91–1.02)

64.5

30

0.96 (0.90–1.02)

57.2

31

0.95 (0.89–1.01)

54.0

 No

13

1.00 (0.94–1.06)

12.4

6

1.09 (1.00–1.19)

11.1

16

1.01 (0.95–1.08)

6.0

13

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

12.9

14

1.01 (0.98–1.04)

27.2

Adjust for physical activity

 Yes

33

1.00 (0.93–1.08)

56.1

19

1.14 (1.06–1.22)

38.3

43

0.96 (0.92–1.01)

49.8

31

0.94 (0.88–1.00)

42.2

32

0.97 (0.91–1.03)

59.5

 No

12

1.02 (0.99–1.04)

22.2

5

1.15 (1.02–1.30)

0.0

13

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

60.6

12

1.02 (0.98–1.06)

41.5

13

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.0

Adjust for smoking

 Yes

41

0.97 (0.92–1.01)

57.0

22

1.15 (1.08–1.23)

28.0

52

0.97 (0.92–1.01)

58.3

40

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

51.8

42

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

58.0

 No

4

1.01 (0.94–1.08)

0.0

2

1.08 (0.98–1.20)

0.0

4

1.05 (0.95–1.16)

1.0

3

1.08 (0.80–1.46)

33.1

3

0.88 (0.67–1.15)

0.0

Adjust for body mass index

 Yes

35

0.96 (0.91–1.01)

56.4

23

1.14 (1.07–1.21)

29.4

43

0.97 (0.91–1.02)

58.1

36

0.98 (0.94–1.02)

50.3

37

0.96 (0.93–1.01)

59.1

 No

10

0.99 (0.93–1.06)

48.1

1

1.14 (0.97–1.35)

–

13

0.99 (0.92–1.07)

55.6

7

0.93 (0.80–1.07)

51.0

8

1.01 (0.87–1.17)

39.8

  1. Abbreviation: HR hazards ratio