VN: Health and Disease Outcomes (2023)
Author and Year:
Lu J, Yu L, et al. 2021
PubMed ID:
Article Title:
Risk of Incident Stroke among Vegetarians Compared to Nonvegetarians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.
Authors:
Lu J, Yu L, Tu Y, Cheng H, Chen L, Loh C, Chen T
Journal:
Nutrients
Year of publication:
2021
Volume:
13
Issue:
9
Page numbers:
3019
Study Design:
Meta-analysis or Systematic Review
Risk of Bias Assessment Rating:
High
Inclusion Criteria:
Prospective cohort studies; studies published as original articles; including an exposure group with participants adhering to vegetarian diets; including a comparison group with participants following nonvegetarian diets
study outcome the risk estimates of incident stroke - studies that excluded participants with a history of stroke
report with longest follow-up length if more than one report, same study
Exclusion Criteria:
Case reports; editorials; review articles; nonhuman studies; studies that did not report original findings; articles that applied a plant-based diet index without identification of a vegetarian diet status; articles that compared the adherence to a vegetarian diet ie, highest quintile to the lowest quintile of vegetable consumption
Research Purpose:
Provide updated evidence on the risk of incident stroke among vegetarians compared to among nonvegetarians by performing a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prospective cohort studies.
Blinding efforts:
Not applicable
Study Location:
Not applicable
Source(s) of Funding:
no external funding
Please specify names of funders:
Not applicable