Table 3.

Hazard ratios (95% CI) for stroke according to egg consumption

		Hazards Ratio (95% CI)
Egg consumption	Cases	Age-adjusted	Model 1*	Model 2†
<1/week	257	1.0	1.0	1.0
1/week	386	1.01 (0.86-1.18)	0.96 (0.82 – 1.12)	0.96 (0.82 – 1.13)
2-4/week	459	1.13 (0.97-1.32)	1.07 (0.92 – 1.25)	1.06 (0.91 – 1.24)
5-6/week	103	1.22 (0.97-1.54)	1.13 (0.90 – 1.42)	1.13 (0.89 – 1.42)
7+/week	137	1.17 (0.95-1.44)	1.06 (0.86 –1.30)	0.99 (0.80 – 1.23)
P for linear trend		0.02	0.14	0.40

^*Adjusted for age, body mass index (continuous), smoking (never, past and current smokers), and history of hypertension.

^†Adjusted as in model 1 plus vitamin intake, alcohol consumption (<1, 1-4, 5-6, 7+ drinks/week), vegetable consumption (<3, 3-4, 5-6, 7-13, 14+ servings/week), breakfast cereal (0, 1, 2-6, 7+ servings/week), physical activity (<1, 1, 2-4, 5+/week), treatment arm (4 groups) atrial fibrillation (yes/no), diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia (yes/no), and parental history of premature myocardial infarction (yes/no).