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					PHS II vitamin C, 2008 - vitamin C  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					POPADAD (antioxydant), 2008 - combination  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					ARISE, 2008 - succinobucol   vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					PHS II vitamin E, 2008 - vitamin E  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					WACS beta-caroten, 2007 - beta carotene  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					WACS vitamin E, 2007 - vitamin E  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
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					WHS vitamin E, 2005 - vitamin E  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					SUVIMAX, 2005 - combination  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					PHS II beta carotene, 2003 - combination  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					Tepel, 2003 - acetylcysteine  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					WAVE (Waters), 2002 - combination  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					HPS antioxidant, 2002 - combination  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
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					PPP, 2001 - vitamin E  vs control
				
			 
			
				 
				
					AREDS, 2001 - vitamin E  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					HOPE, 2000 - vitamin E  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					ASAP, 2000 - vitamin E  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					WHS beta carotene, 1999 - beta carotene  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					GISSI, 1999 - vitamin E  vs control
				
			 
			
				 
				
					NSCP (Green) beta carotene, 1999 - beta carotene  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
					MVP, 1997 - combination  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
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					CARET beta carotene, 1996 - beta carotene  vs placebo
				
			 
			
				 
				
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		See also:
		 
			
				
					All cardiovascular prevention clinical trials
				
			
		
			
			All clinical trials of antioxydants 
			
		
		
			
			All clinical trials of beta carotene 
			
		
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	Treatments
	
	
		| Studied treatment | 
		
		beta carotene 50mg four times daily
		 
		
		
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		| Control treatment | 
		
		placebo
		 
		
		
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			| Remarks | 
			factorial edsign testing aspirin, vitamin E, and b-carotene | 
		 
	 
	
	
	
	Patients
	
		
			| Patients | 
			female health professionals, aged 45 years or
older and without a history of cancer (except nonmelanoma
skin cancer), coronary heart disease, or
cerebrovascular disease | 
		 
				| Baseline characteristics | 
					
											
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	Method and design
	
	
		| Randomized effectives | 
		19939 / 19937 (studied vs. control) | 
	 
		
			| Design | 
			Factorial plan | 
		 
		
			| Blinding | 
			double-blind | 
		 
		
			| Follow-up duration | 
			2.1y (range 0 - 2.72y) | 
		 
		
			| Premature discontinuation | 
			Premature discontinuation for futility | 
		 
		
			| Geographic area | 
			USA | 
		 
		
			| Hypothesis | 
			Superiority | 
		 
		
			| Primary endpoint | 
			not defined | 
		 
	
	 
	
	
	
		Remarks / Comments
		terminated early because of the null findings on
b-carotene and cancer incidence after 12 years in  the Physicians
Health Study 
	
	
	
	
  
	Results	
	
	
	
		
	
	
		
			Endpoint
		
	
	
		
		Studied treat. n/N
			
	
	
		
		Control treat. n/N
		
	
	
		
			Graph
		
	
	
		
			RR [95% CI]
		
	
	
		
			
				
				Coronary event
				 
			
		
			
				
				42 / 19939 
				
			
			
				
				50 / 19937 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					0,84 [0,56;1,27]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				Cardiovascular death
				 
			
		
			
				
				14 / 19939 
				
			
			
				
				12 / 19937 
				
			
		
			
				
					
						classic
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,17 [0,54;2,52]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				cardiovascular events
				 
			
		
			
				
				116 / 19939 
				
			
			
				
				102 / 19937 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,14 [0,87;1,48]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				All cause death
				 
			
		
			
				
				59 / 19939 
				
			
			
				
				55 / 19937 
				
			
		
			
				
					
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,07 [0,74;1,55]
				
			
	
	
		
			
				
				stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
				 
			
		
			
				
				61 / 19939 
				
			
			
				
				43 / 19937 
				
			
		
			
				
					
						classic
					
					
					
				
			
				
				
			
			
		
			
				
					1,42 [0,96;2,09]
				
			
	
	
		
		
		
		
		
			
				0
			
		
		
		
		
		
				2
		
		
		
		
		
			1.0
		
	
  
 
	 
		
	
		
		
				
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						Relative risks
					 | 
				 
			
			| Endpoint | 
			Events (%) | 
			Relative Risk | 
			95% CI | 
			Endpoint definition in the trial | 
			Ref | 
			 
			
			| Studied treat. | 
			Control treat. | 
			 
					
						| 
							Coronary event
						 | 
						42 / 19939 (0,2%) | 
						50 / 19937 (0,3%) | 
						0,84 | 
						[0,56;1,27] | 
						  | 
						2947 | 
					 
					
						| 
							Cardiovascular death
						 | 
						14 / 19939 (0,1%) | 
						12 / 19937 (0,1%) | 
						1,17 | 
						[0,54;2,52] | 
						  | 
						2947 | 
					 
					
						| 
							cardiovascular events
						 | 
						116 / 19939 (0,6%) | 
						102 / 19937 (0,5%) | 
						1,14 | 
						[0,87;1,48] | 
						  | 
						2947 | 
					 
					
						| 
							All cause death
						 | 
						59 / 19939 (0,3%) | 
						55 / 19937 (0,3%) | 
						1,07 | 
						[0,74;1,55] | 
						  | 
						2947 | 
					 
					
						| 
							stroke (fatal and non fatal) 
						 | 
						61 / 19939 (0,3%) | 
						43 / 19937 (0,2%) | 
						1,42 | 
						[0,96;2,09] | 
						  | 
						2947 | 
					 
		
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			The primary endpoint (if exists) appears in blod characters
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			Reference(s) used for data extraction: 
				
					2947: Lee IM, Cook NR, Manson JE, Buring JE, Hennekens CHBeta-carotene supplementation and incidence of cancer and cardiovascular disease: the Women's Health Study.J Natl Cancer Inst 1999 Dec 15;91:2102-6
				
				
					0: 
				
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			| Endpoint | 
			studied treat. | 
			control treat. | 
			mean diff | 
			 
		 
	 
	
	
	
				
					| 
						Absolute risk reduction 
					 | 
				 
	
		| Endpoint | 
		Events rate | 
		Absolute risk reduction (ARR) | 
	 
	
		| Studied treat. | 
		Control treat. | 
	 
			
				| Coronary event | 
				2,11‰ | 
				2,51‰ | 
				
					-0,4‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| Cardiovascular death | 
				0,70‰ | 
				0,60‰ | 
				
					0,1‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| cardiovascular events | 
				5,82‰ | 
				5,12‰ | 
				
					0,7‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| All cause death | 
				2,96‰ | 
				2,76‰ | 
				
					0,2‰
				 | 
			 
			
				| stroke (fatal and non fatal)  | 
				3,06‰ | 
				2,16‰ | 
				
					0,9‰
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Meta-analysis of all similar trials: 
			
				
					antioxydants in cardiovascular prevention for primary prevention
				
			 
			
				
					antioxydants in cardiovascular prevention for all type of patients
				
			 
	
  
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		 
		Reference(s)
	
	
	
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			    Lee IM, Cook NR, Manson JE, Buring JE, Hennekens CH. 
			    Beta-carotene supplementation and incidence of cancer and cardiovascular disease: the Women's Health Study..
			    J Natl Cancer Inst 1999 Dec 15;91:2102-6
			    
 
				
					 
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			    Lee IM, Cook NR, Gaziano JM, Gordon D, Ridker PM, Manson JE, Hennekens CH, Buring JE. 
			    Vitamin E in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer: the Women's Health Study: a randomized controlled trial..
			    JAMA 2005;294:56-65
					- 10.1001/jama.294.1.56
			    
 
				
					 
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			    Buring JE, Hennekens CH.. 
			     The WomensHealth Study: rationale and background. .
			    J Myocardial Ischemia 1992;4:3040
			    
 
				
					 
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