Astrup A et al. Am J Clin - American Heart Association
Astrup A et al. Am J Clin - American Heart Association
Astrup A et al. Am J Clin - American Heart Association
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Addressing the Controversy<br />
Assertion:<br />
The saturated fat and CHD relation may differ for “hard” versus<br />
“soft” endpoints (RR ”hard” = 1.13 versus RR ”soft” = 0.99)<br />
Response:<br />
Our ev<strong>al</strong>uation of this hypothesis yielded a non-significant pooled<br />
Our ev<strong>al</strong>uation of this hypothesis yielded a non-significant pooled<br />
RR estimate of 1.18 (0.99-1.42) (n=7 studies that considered fat<strong>al</strong><br />
CHD as the outcome variable). Siri-Tarino PW <strong>et</strong> <strong>al</strong>. Curr Athero Rep 2010; 12(6):384-90