Table 3.
Subgroup analyses according to different dairy product types and genders
| Male and female | Male | Female | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RR | 95 % CI | Heterogeneity | RR | 95 % CI | Heterogeneity | RR | 95 % CI | Heterogeneity | ||||
| I2 (%) | p | I2 (%) | p | I2 (%) | p | |||||||
| Total dairy | 0.99 | (0.92, 1.07) | 39.8 | 0.092 | 1.00 | (0.91, 1.11) | 0.0 | 0.422 | 1.07 | (0.96, 1.19) | 0.0 | 0.393 |
| Milk | 0.97 | (0.92, 1.03) | 8.4 | 0.351 | 0.95 | (0.89, 1.03) | 35.1 | 0.214 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Yogurt | 0.88 | (0.71, 1.10) | 0.0 | 0.521 | 0.66 | (0.42, 1.04) | 0.0 | 0.757 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Cheese | 1.23 | (0.94, 1.61) | 0.0 | 0.985 | 1.19 | (0.85, 1.67) | 0.0 | 0.912 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Butter | 1.13 | (0.89, 1.44) | 1.0 | 0.315 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Whole milka | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.50 | (1.03, 2.17) | 0.0 | 0.963 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Skim/low-fat milka | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.00 | (0.75, 1.33) | 0.0 | 0.735 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
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