Table II.

Relative risks (95% confidence intervals) of sudden cardiac death according to total trans fatty acid intake

	Quintiles of total trans fat (% energy)					P - trend
Total trans (median intake, % energy)	0.77	1.12	1.43	1.83	2.55
Cases	69	77	59	61	51
Person-years	443,754	443,149	444,421	446,960	450,507
Age and calorie adjusted	1.0 (ref)	1.33 (0.96–1.85)	1.15 (0.81–1.63)	1.48 (1.03–2.12)	1.65 (1.11–2.45)	0.01
Multivariate adjusted 1	1.0 (ref)	1.15 (0.83–1.60)	0.90 (0.63–1.28)	1.02 (0.71–1.48)	0.95 (0.63–1.43)	0.95
Multivariate adjusted 2	1.0 (ref)	1.27 (0.91–1.79)	1.02 (0.70–1.48)	1.18 (0.80–1.74)	1.18 (0.76–1.83)	0.64
Multivariate adjusted 3	1.0 (ref)	1.27 (0.90–1.79)	1.04 (0.72–1.52)	1.26 (0.85–1.87)	1.28 (0.82–2.00)	0.36

Multivariate adjusted 1: Adjusted for age, calories, smoking, BMI, parental history of MI, menopausal status, use of postmenopausal hormones, aspirin use, multivitamin and vitamin E supplements, physical activity and alcohol intake.

Multivariate adjusted 2: Adjusted for multivariate 1 plus intake of omega-3 fatty acid, alpha-linolenic fatty acids and ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids

Multivariate adjusted 3: Adjusted for multivariate 2 plus diagnosis of CHD, stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol