Outcomes for veganism are [...] worse than everything except for omnivorism in women.
As I explained elsewhere a few days ago (after this post was published), this is a very misleading way to describe that study. The correct takeaway is that they could not find any meaningful difference between each diet’s association with mortality among women, not that “[o]utcomes for veganism are [...] worse than everything except for omnivorism in women.”
It’s very important to consider the confidence intervals in addition to the point estimates when interpreting this study (or any study, really, when confidence intervals are available). They provide valuable context to the data.
Meta: you’ve framed this as if Elizabeth had failed to respond to your linked comment while writing this post, so I would like to point out for others that the linked comment was written two days ago, in response to Elizabeth noting in the comments of the current post that you had not replied to her questions months prior.
As I explained elsewhere a few days ago (after this post was published), this is a very misleading way to describe that study. The correct takeaway is that they could not find any meaningful difference between each diet’s association with mortality among women, not that “[o]utcomes for veganism are [...] worse than everything except for omnivorism in women.”
It’s very important to consider the confidence intervals in addition to the point estimates when interpreting this study (or any study, really, when confidence intervals are available). They provide valuable context to the data.
Meta: you’ve framed this as if Elizabeth had failed to respond to your linked comment while writing this post, so I would like to point out for others that the linked comment was written two days ago, in response to Elizabeth noting in the comments of the current post that you had not replied to her questions months prior.
I edited the comment (clarified that I explained that point “a few days ago”)
Thanks for doing so here and on LW.
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