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Table 6 A summary of the results

From: The effect of replacing saturated fat with mostly n-6 polyunsaturated fat on coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

 

All trials

All trials excluding FMHS

Adequately controlled trials

Adequately controlled trials excluding SDHS

Inadequately controlled trials

Major CHD Events

0.87 (0.70-1.07)

0.93 (0.77-1.11)

1.06 (0.86-1.31)

0.98 (0.83-1.16)

0.64 (0.47-0.87)

P = 0.19

P = 0.40

P = 0.59

P = 0.80

P = 0.004

I2 = 60%

I2 = 48%

I2 = 46%

I2 = 17%

I2 = 38%

Total CHD Events

0.80 (0.65-0.98)

0.83 (0.67-1.03)

1.02 (0.84-1.23)

0.95 (0.83-1.09)

0.60 (0.46-0.79)

P = 0.03

P = 0.10

P = 0.85

P = 0.45

P = 0.0002

I2 = 72%

I2 = 71%

I2 = 45%

I2 = 1%

I2 = 59%

CHD Mortality

0.90 (0.70-1.17)

0.98 (0.79-1.23)

1.13 (0.91-1.40)

1.04 (0.85-1.27)

0.66 (0.54-0.81)

P = 0.43

P = 0.88

P = 0.29

P = 0.71

P < 0.0001

I2 = 65%

I2 = 39%

I2 = 19%

I2 = 0%

I2 = 11%

Total Mortality

1.00 (0.90-1.10)

0.99 (0.86-1.15)

1.07 (0.90-1.26)

1.03 (0.90-1.17)

0.95 (0.82-1.10)

P = 0.99

P = 0.91

P = 0.45

P = 0.69

P = 0.48

I2 = 26%

I2 = 34%

I2 = 23%

I2 = 0%

I2 = 35%

  1. Data are in relative risk and then 95% confidence intervals in parentheses, with P values and I2 values below