Table 4.
Means (SD) of cardiovascular risk factors in 1999 by thirds of red meat intake in 1989 in men and women
| Men n=517 | Women n=635 | |||||||
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| Health outcomes 1999 | Thirds of red meat intake in 19891 | ANOVA | Thirds of red meat intake in 19892 | ANOVA | ||||
| Age 53 years | Age 43 years | Age 43 years | ||||||
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| Low | Middle | High | p | Low | Middle | High | p | |
| Total cholesterol,mmol/L | 5.88 (0.98) | 6.01 (1.03) | 5.85 (1.06) | NS | 6.15 (1.16) | 6.15 (1.11) | 6.09 (1.18) | NS |
| LDL cholesterol,mmol/L | 3.49 (0.92) | 3.60 (0.99) | 3.43 (1.02) | NS | 3.53 (1.06) | 3.46 (0.97) | 3.45 (1.07) | NS |
| HDL cholesterol,mmol/L | 1.47 (0.43) | 1.52 (0.64) | 1.56 (0.66) | NS | 1.86 (0.47) | 1.91 (0.51) | 1.87 (0.52) | NS |
| Systolic bp, mm Hg | 137.7 (19.2) | 137.8 (18.3) | 139.9 (19.6) | NS | 132.6 (18.4) | 131.6 (20.1) | 135.1 (19.0) | NS |
| Diastolic bp, mm Hg | 85.5 (10.9) | 86.0 (10.7) | 87.6 (12.2) | NS | 82 (10.8) | 81 (10.3) | 82.8 (11.04) | NS |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.2 (3.3) | 26.7 (3.5) | 26.8 (3.7) | NS | 26.4 (4.9) | 26.4 (4.5) | 26.8 (4.7) | NS |
| Waist circumference, cm | 94.4 (9.6) | 95.5 (9.4) | 96.6 (10.9) | NS | 82.0 (11.1) | 83.4 (10.7) | 84.3 (11.8) | NS |
bp = blood pressure
1
Thirds of red meat consumption; men: low: 0 – 29g/day, middle: 30 – 61g/day, high: 62 – 224g/day
2
Thirds of red meat consumption; women: low: 0 – 18g/day, middle: 18 – 44g/day, high: 45 – 231g/day