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. 2009 Jun;139(6):1162–1168. doi: 10.3945/jn.109.104968

TABLE 4.

Associations between tertiles of dietary pattern scores and risk of preeclampsia from the MoBa, 2002–2006

Dietary pattern Total, n = 23,423 Preeclampsia Model 1 OR1 (95% CI) Model 2 OR2 (95% CI) Model 3 OR3 (95% CI)
Vegetable n %
    Tertile 1 7807 495 6.3 1 1 1
    Tertile 2 7808 415 5.3 0.82 (0.72, 0.94) 0.84 (0.74, 0.97) 0.84 (0.73, 0.97)
    Tertile 3 7808 357 4.6 0.71 (0.62, 0.82) 0.76 (0.66, 0.87) 0.72 (0.62, 0.85)
Processed food
    Tertile 1 7807 354 4.5 1 1 1
    Tertile 2 7808 410 5.3 1.15 (0.99, 1.33) 1.08 (0.94, 1.26) 1.06 (0.91, 1.23)
    Tertile 3 7808 503 6.4 1.45 (1.26, 1.67) 1.30 (1.13, 1.50) 1.21 (1.03, 1.41)
Potato and fish
    Tertile 1 7807 404 5.2 1 1 1
    Tertile 2 7808 420 5.4 1.05 (0.91, 1.21) 1.04 (0.90, 1.19) 0.99 (0.86, 1.15)
    Tertile 3 7808 443 5.7 1.11 (0.97, 1.29) 1.10 (0.96, 1.26) 1.00 (0.84, 1.18)
Cakes and sweets
    Tertile 1 7807 435 5.6 1 1 1
    Tertile 2 7808 435 5.6 0.98 (0.86, 1.13) 1.02 (0.88, 1.17) 1.00 (0.86, 1.15)
    Tertile 3 7808 397 5.1 0.89 (0.78, 1.03) 0.98 (0.85, 1.13) 0.90 (0.76, 1.06)
1

Adjusted for other dietary patterns.

2

Adjustment for other dietary patterns and prepregnant BMI.

3

Additional adjustment for maternal age, maternal education, maternal height, maternal smoking, total energy intake, hypertension prior to pregnancy, and dietary supplement use.