title: Red and processed meat and cardiovascular risk factors.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The British National Diet and Nutrition 2000/1 Survey data set records on 1,724 respondents (766 males and 958 females) were analyzed in order to assess the potential influences of red and processed meat intakes on cardiovascular risk factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Linear regression of the associations of the red, processed, combination of red and processed, and total meat intakes with body mass index (BMI), systolic blood pressure and plasma total cholesterol as cardiovascular risk factors was conducted, paying due attention to the subject age and sex as potential confounders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Linear analyses showed the total meat intake and combined red and processed meat intake to cause a 1.03 kg/m2 rise in BMI each, while the red and processed meat intakes analyzed as separate categories caused 1.02 kg/m2 rise each. The greatest effects were observed on the systolic blood pressure with a 1.7 mm Hg rise for the total and the red and processed meat intakes, 1.5 mm Hg rise for the red meat intake, and 1.02 mm Hg rise for the processed meat intake. There were no associations between different meat intakes and plasma total cholesterol.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Study results revealed the interquartile ranges of the mentioned meat type intakes to increase BMI by around 1 kg/m2 and systolic blood pressure by around 1.5 mm Hg, while they had no influence on plasma total cholesterol.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Atalić
authors.forename: Jurica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: Vlasta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Atalić
authors.forename: Danijela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Radanović
authors.forename: Maja
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miskulin
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lucin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009753:Nutritive Value; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors