Effect of reducing saturated fat vs usual saturated fat on CVD risk: Coronary heart disease mortality – CHD deaths
Effect of reducing saturated fat showed no clear difference in CHD mortality compared with usual saturated fat on CVD risk (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Effect of reducing saturated fat vs usual saturated fat on CVD risk CHD mortality · people at any baseline risk of CVD Effect of reducing saturated fat showed no clear difference in CHD mortality compared with usual saturated fat on CVD risk (low certainty). Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD011737.PUB2, superseded | RR 0.97 [0.82, 1.16] | 9 studies · 53159 participants | Low |
Effect of reducing saturated fat vs usual saturated fat on CVD risk CHD mortality · people at any baseline risk of CVD Effect of reducing saturated fat showed no clear difference in CHD mortality compared with usual saturated fat on CVD risk (low certainty). Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.97 [0.82, 1.16] | 9 studies · 53159 participants | Low |
Summary of findings: What is the effect of reducing saturated fat vs usual saturated fat on CVD risk CHD mortality · people at any baseline risk of CVD Summary of findings: What is the effect of reducing saturated fat showed no clear difference in CHD mortality compared with usual saturated fat on CVD risk (moderate certainty). Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD011737, superseded | RR 0.98 [0.84, 1.15] | 10 studies · 53159 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.