Dietary Fiber Is Beneficial for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: An Umbrella Review of Meta-analyses

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Published online 2017 Oct 25. doi: [10.1016/j.jcm.2017.05.005]

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Table 1

Effect of High vs Low Fiber Intake on the Incidence of Developing Cardiovascular Disease

Meta-analysis Authors, Year	No. of Studies in Meta-analysis	No. of Participants in Meta-analysis	Main Findings of Meta-analysis	Q Test P Value	I² Statistic	Egger or Begg Test P Value	Quality Assessment and Outcome
Anderson et al, 2000²¹^,^a	5	136 329	RR = 0.72, P < .05	P < .05

Ye et al, 2012²²	15	846 945	RR = 0.81, P < .05	NS	21%	P = .04

Threapleton et al, 2013²³	10	NR	RR = 0.91,^bP < .001	NR	45%	NR	NOS 7/10 high quality

NOS, Newcastle-Ottawa scale; NR, not reported; NS, not significant; RR, relative risk.

^aLow-quality score on the Critical Appraisal Checklist for Systematic Reviews.

^b7 g/d.