Indo-Mediterranean (Indo-Medit) diet v control diet for coronary artery disease‡

Outcomes at 2 yearsIndo-MeditControlAdjusted RRR (95% CI)§Unadjusted NNT (CI)
‡MI = myocardial infarction; total cardiac endpoints = combined total of nonfatal and fatal MI, and sudden cardiac death. Other abbreviations defined in glossary; unadjusted NNT and CI calculated from data in article.
§RRRs adjusted for several baseline characteristics.
Nonfatal MI4.2%8.6%53% (21 to 72)23 (13 to 73)
Fatal MI2.4%3.4%33% (−42 to 69)Not significant
Sudden cardiac death1.2%3.2%67% (14 to 87)50 (25 to 533)
Total cardiac endpoints7.8%15.2%52% (29 to 67)14 (9 to 29)