The authors of the above-mentioned article would like to correct an error that appeared in the original publication. In the Methods section, on page 8, we incorrectly stated the unit of consumption for processed and red meat as "per week." The correct unit is "points." We have made the necessary changes to the table and footnotes below to reflect this correction.
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…… For consumption of processed and red meat, there were four variables: processed meat intake, beef intake, lamb/mutton intake and pork intake. The original four variables were coded as: never (0), less than once a week (1), once a week (2), 2-4 times a week (3), 5-6 times a week (4), once or more daily (5). We summed them up and got a variable with value ranging from 0 to 20 points. Then we categorized it into three levels: 0-3 as never to normal intake, 4-7 as more than normal amount, 8+ as large amount/unhealthy amount. Consumption of processed and red meat was classified as having met the recommendation if it was < 4 as never to normal intake.
Table 2, Supplementary Table 1, Supplementary Table 2, and footnotes
Footnotes:
4 For consumption of processed and red meat, there were four variables: processed meat intake, beef intake, lamb/mutton intake and pork intake. The original four variables were coded as: never (0), less than once a week (1), once a week (2), 2-4 times a week (3), 5-6 times a week (4), once or more daily (5). We summed them up and got a variable with value ranging from 0 to 20 points. Then we categorized it into three levels: 0-3 as never to normal intake, 4-7 as more than normal amount, 8+ as large amount/unhealthy amount.
This error occurred due to the misinterpretation of units of the four variables used to create the processed and meat intake variable. We apologize for the error; but want to assure you that this error does not affect any of the conclusions or results of the study.
We would like to acknowledge Dr. Fiona Malcomson from the Human Nutrition & Exercise Research Centre, Newcastle University for bringing this error to our attention.
Once again, we sincerely apologize and thank you for your understanding.