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Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2024 Apr 1;76(7):993–1005. doi: 10.1002/acr.25319

Table 2.

Cox proportional hazard ratios for total hip arthroplasty based on dietary fatty acid intake quartiles1

Dietary Fatty Acid3 Quartile Univariable BMI-Adjusted Multivariable2

HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI) p-value4

SFA
pU= 0.861
pB= 0.923
pM= 0.688
Q2 1.04 (0.92, 1.18) 1 (0.88, 1.13) 1 (0.87, 1.15) 0.535
Q3 1.05 (0.92, 1.2) 1 (0.87, 1.14) 1.08 (0.94, 1.24)
Q4 1.05 (0.92, 1.2) 0.96 (0.84, 1.1) 1.03 (0.88, 1.19)
MUFA
pU= 0.883
pB= 0.514
pM= 0.936
Q2 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 0.97 (0.86, 1.11) 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 0.577
Q3 1.02 (0.89, 1.17) 0.98 (0.85, 1.12) 1.02 (0.89, 1.18)
Q4 0.97 (0.84, 1.11) 0.9 (0.79, 1.04) 1.04 (0.89, 1.2)
PUFA
pU= 0.996
pB= 0.808
pM= 0.899
Q2 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 0.97 (0.86, 1.11) 1.02 (0.89, 1.17) 0.492
Q3 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) 1.02 (0.88, 1.17)
Q4 0.98 (0.86, 1.12) 0.94 (0.82, 1.07) 1.06 (0.91, 1.22)
Total n-6
pU= 0.853
pB= 0.478
pM= 0.998
Q2 0.99 (0.87, 1.12) 0.97 (0.85, 1.1) 1.01 (0.88, 1.16) 0.916
Q3 0.98 (0.86, 1.11) 0.95 (0.83, 1.08) 1.01 (0.88, 1.17)
Q4 0.94 (0.83, 1.08) 0.9 (0.79, 1.03) 1.01 (0.87, 1.17)
LA
pU= 0.873
pB= 0.508
pM= 0.996
Q2 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) 0.97 (0.86, 1.11) 1.01 (0.89, 1.16) 0.872
Q3 0.98 (0.86, 1.11) 0.95 (0.83, 1.08) 1.01 (0.88, 1.17)
Q4 0.95 (0.83, 1.08) 0.9 (0.79, 1.03) 1.01 (0.88, 1.17)
AA
pU= 0.174
pB= 0.666
pM= 0.189
Q2 1.08 (0.95, 1.23) 1.06 (0.93, 1.21) 1.08 (0.94, 1.24) 0.030
Q3 1.13 (0.99, 1.29) 1.08 (0.95, 1.23) 1.12 (0.97, 1.29)
Q4 1.15 (1.01, 1.30) 1.07 (0.94, 1.23) 1.16 (1.01, 1.34)
Total n-3
pU= 0.411
pB= 0.369
pM= 0.286
Q2 0.95 (0.83, 1.08) 0.93 (0.82, 1.06) 0.95 (0.83, 1.1) 0.211
Q3 1.06 (0.93, 1.2) 1.03 (0.91, 1.18) 1.08 (0.94, 1.24)
Q4 0.98 (0.86, 1.11) 0.95 (0.83, 1.08) 1.05 (0.92, 1.21)
ALA
pU= 0.209
pB= 0.165
pM= 0.294
Q2 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) 0.94 (0.82, 1.07) 0.98 (0.85, 1.12) 0.6
Q3 1.06 (0.93, 1.2) 1.03 (0.91, 1.17) 1.1 (0.96, 1.26)
Q4 0.93 (0.81, 1.06) 0.9 (0.79, 1.03) 1 (0.87, 1.15)
EPA+DHA
pU <0.001
pB <0.001
pM= 0.023
Q2 1.06 (0.92, 1.21) 1.06 (0.92, 1.22) 1.01 (0.87, 1.17) 0.003
Q3 1.22 (1.07, 1.39) 1.23 (1.08, 1.41) 1.13 (0.98, 1.3)
Q4 1.28 (1.13, 1.46) 1.29 (1.14, 1.48) 1.2 (1.05, 1.39)
1

Baseline hazard stratified by trial membership, and age was the time scale

2

Multivariable model contains race, BMI, physical activity, education, history of arthritis(non-rheumatoid), history of joint pain, NSAID/Aspirin use, Calcium and Vitamin D (diet + supplement), alcohol, smoking, and number of chronic conditions.

3

The p-values represent differences between quartiles based on model pU(univariable), pB(bmi-adjusted), pM(multivariable). Pairwise comparisons performed with Q1 as the reference quartile.

4

p-value for linear trend of the multivariable analysis.

Legend: HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; SFA, saturated fatty acids; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; n-6, omega-6 fatty acids; LA, linoleic acid; AA, arachidonic acid; n-3, omega-3 fatty acids; ALA, alpha linolenic acid; EPA+DHA, eicosatetraenoic acid + docosahexaenoic acid.