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Table 2 Adjusted absolute rate differences for hip fracture in occasional meat-eaters, pescatarians, and vegetarians compared to regular meat-eaters in the UK Biobank

From: Risk of hip fracture in meat-eaters, pescatarians, and vegetarians: a prospective cohort study of 413,914 UK Biobank participants

Diet group

Predicted incidence per 1000 people over 10 yearsa

Absolute rate difference per 1000 people over 10 yearsb

Regular meat-eater

6.5 (6.2, 6.8)

Reference

Occasional meat-eater

6.5 (6.1, 6.8)

0 (− 0.4, 0.3)

Pescatarian

7.0 (5.6, 8.7)

0.5 (− 0.9, 2.2)

Vegetarian

9.7 (7.7, 12.3)

3.2 (1.2, 5.8)

  1. aFor regular meat-eaters, calculated as (1 − Sr) × 1000, where Sr = (1 − observed incidence in regular meat-eaters)10, representing the predicted 10-year non-incidence or “survival” rate in regular meat-eaters. For other diet groups, calculated as (1 − SrHR or 95% CI) × 1000, where HR or CI are hazard ratios or 95% confidence intervals for hip fracture risk in that diet group, and SRHR or 95% CI represents the predicted 10-year survival rate in each diet group
  2. bCalculated as the crude difference between the predicted incidence per 1000 people over 10 years for each diet group and regular meat-eaters
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BMC Medicine

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