Table 3.
Association between the adherence to WCRF/AICR recommendations and all-cause mortality, stratified by years post cancer diagnosis (Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs)).
| Years Post Diagnosis < 5 (n = 3280) | Years Post Diagnosis ≥ 5 (n = 2205) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCRF/AICR Adherence (Score) |
N/No. Deaths | Person-Years | HR 1 (95% CI) |
aHR 2 (95% CI) |
p Trend | N/No. Deaths | Person-Years | HR 1 (95% CI) |
aHR 2 (95% CI) |
p Trend |
| Lowest adherent (≤3.75) |
878/73 | 8566.3 | Ref. | Ref. | 0.08 | 600/50 | 6437.9 | Ref. | Ref. | 0.05 |
| Middle adherent (3.75–≤4.75) |
1213/98 | 11,544.2 | 0.96 (0.71–1.30) |
1.06 (0.78–1.43) |
848/62 | 9285.0 | 0.69 (0.48–1.01) |
0.74 (0.51–1.08) |
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| Highest adherent (>4.75) | 1189/116 | 11,474.6 | 1.13 (0.84–1.52) |
1.29 (0.96–1.74) |
757/44 | 8224.8 | 0.58 (0.38–0.86) |
0.66 (0.43–0.99) |
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Abbreviation: WCRF/AICR, World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute of Cancer Research; N/No., the number of corresponding cases; Ref., reference; HR, Hazard Ratios; aHR, adjusted Hazard Ratios; CI, Confidence Intervals. 1 Model was not adjusted. 2 Model was adjusted for age, sex (men, or women), smoking status (non-smokers, former smokers, current smokers, or missing), and diabetes (no, yes, or missing).