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. 2015 Aug 6;10(8):e0132524. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132524

Table 3. The effects, per year, upon the UK population of reducing trans fatty acids intake by 1% of daily energy intake across all socio-economic circumstance quintiles.

Numbers of Deaths prevented or postponed (DPP), life years gained (LYG), Reductions in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Admissions, Reductions in Unstable Angina (UA) Admissions and reductions in Heart Failure (HF) admissions. Stratified by gender and socio-economic circumstance (SEC) quintile.

TFAsec <55yrs
1% reduction Totals SEC1 SEC2 SEC3 SEC4 SEC5 Total
DPP 400
Men 300 34 41 53 71 108 308
Women 100 8 10 13 21 34 86
LYG 12000
Men 8000 524 1198 1549 2046 3030 8348
Women 4000 365 435 553 903 1375 3631
AMI admissions reductions 1100
Men 900 130 146 179 198 244 898
Women 200 22 30 33 50 69 204
Unstable Angina admissions reductions 1300
Men 900 107 123 163 209 301 903
Women 400 40 59 69 106 169 442
Heart Failure admissions reductions 700
Men 100 11 12 16 20 31 90
Women 600 85 105 114 122 136 562
55-74yrs
1% reduction Totals SEC1 SEC2 SEC3 SEC4 SEC5 Total
DPP 900
Men 700 96 120 132 145 181 674
Women 200 28 34 43 51 66 222
LYG 11400
Men 6700 269 1372 1478 1585 1952 6656
Women 4700 611 736 937 1094 1364 4742
AMI admissions reductions 1500
Men 1100 197 226 219 220 215 1078
Women 400 65 79 84 87 106 422
Unstable Angina admissions reductions 1900
Men 1200 176 213 227 248 297 1161
Women 700 98 123 141 157 200 719
Heart Failure admissions reductions 800
Men 200 23 31 37 43 60 194
Women 600 104 122 128 127 129 610
_>75yrs
1% reduction Totals SEC1 SEC2 SEC3 SEC4 SEC5 Total
DPP 2800
Men 1500 283 314 317 296 266 1477
Women 1300 225 263 274 268 246 1275
LYG 15900
Men 5100 281 1299 1293 1205 1061 5140
Women 10700 1926 2234 2323 2223 2028 10734
AMI admissions reductions 800
Men 600 121 129 131 113 100 594
Women 200 22 30 33 50 69 204
Unstable Angina admissions reductions 1300
Men 600 113 121 128 120 120 603
Women 700 118 141 146 155 148 709
Heart Failure admissions reductions 800
Men 300 46 59 68 76 98 347
Women 400 80 91 92 89 83 435

All figures above are per annum. Totals are rounded.