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Table 6 Prospective associations between the diet scores and certain disease outcomes stratified by sex in the EPIC-Potsdam cohort

From: Nordic diet, Mediterranean diet, and the risk of chronic diseases: the EPIC-Potsdam study

 

Low adherence

Moderate adherence

High adherence

p for trend

per SD

per 1 unit

p for interaction

(Ref.)

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

HR

95% CI

Nordic diet score and stroke

0.071

 Men

 

  Cases, n/person-year

63/31,471

60/33,485

52/32,401

      

  Fully adjusted model

1.00

0.95

0.65–1.37

0.85

0.56–1.29

0.406

0.88

0.74–1.04

0.96

0.91–1.01

 

 Women

 

  Cases, n/person-year

45/50,458

40/54,556

61/50,359

      

  Fully adjusted model

1.00

0.72

0.46–1.12

1.05

0.68–1.64

0.913

1.06

0.87–1.28

1.02

0.96–1.08

 

Mediterranean pyramid score and myocardial infarction

0.070

 Men

  Cases, n/person-year

82/31,889

75/32,219

61/32,325

      

  Fully adjusted model

1.00

0.97

0.71–1.34

0.87

0.62–1.22

0.397

0.98

0.86–1.13

0.99

0.88–1.10

 

 Women

  Cases, n/person-year

41/51,641

29/52,014

24/52,174

      

  Fully adjusted model

1.00

0.80

0.50–1.30

0.77

0.45–1.30

0.313

0.81

0.65–1.00

0.84

0.71–1.00

 
  1. Fully adjusted model: age, sex, smoking status, education, total energy (kcal/day), vitamin supplementation, body mass index (kg/m2), waist circumference (cm), cycling, sports, prevalent hypertension, alcohol intake (7 categories) (only for the Nordic diet analysis)
  2. SD standard deviation, HR Hazard ratio, CI confidence interval