Table 2:

Cox multivariate analysis for dietary pattern scores in quartiles and MM risk

Dietary Score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	p-value
HEI-2015	1	1.15 (0.99, 1.34)	1.01 (0.87, 1.18)	1.01 (0.87, 1.19)	0.2055
HDS	1	0.95 (0.81, 1.10)	0.88 (0.76, 1.03)	0.92 (0.79, 1.07)	0.4537
aMED	1	1.02 (0.89, 1.18)	1.0 (0.87, 1.16)	0.92 (0.79, 1.07)	0.5942
hPDI	1	1.02 (0.88, 1.17)	1.05 (0.9, 1.23)	0.85 (0.73, 1.00)	0.0429 *

Hazard Ratio (95% confidence interval)

^*Statistically significant

MM: Multiple myeloma; HEI-2015: Healthy Eating Index-2015; HDS: Healthy Diet Score; aMED: alternate Mediterranean Diet; hPDI: healthful Plant-based Diet Index; Q: Quartile.