Table 8. Aggregate Effect Sizes for Meta-Analyses.
Aggregate effect size | 95% CI - Lower | 95% CI - Upper | Significant | |
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Mortality | ||||
Meat consumption and mortality | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.24 | Yes |
Plant-based nutrition and mortality | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.95 | Yes |
High fiber diet and mortality | 0.80 | 0.74 | 0.86 | Yes |
Disease | ||||
Vegetarian/Mediterranean diet and heart disease | 0.86 | 0.67 | 1.06 | No |
IGF1 and cancer | 1.48 | 1.31 | 1.65 | Yes |
Plant-based nutrition and diabetes | 0.73 | 0.58 | 0.94 | Yes |
Meat consumption and diabetes | 1.52 | 1.17 | 2.37 | Yes |