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. 2010 Feb 19;171(7):776–784. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp455

Table 2.

Association Between Quintiles of the Cumulative Average of Fiber Intake and Newly Diagnosed Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Women and Men, Nurses’ Health Study (1984–2000) and Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986–1998) (n = 111,580)

Quintile of Intake
Ptrend
Quintile 1 Quintile 2 Quintile 3 Quintile 4 Quintile 5
Total fiber
    Median, g/day 11.2 15.0 18.2 22.0 28.4
    No. of cases 234 182 153 156 107
    No. of person-years 154,421 157,000 158,251 157,270 155,614
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)a 1.00 0.72 (0.59, 0.87) 0.57 (0.47, 0.70) 0.56 (0.46, 0.68) 0.36 (0.29, 0.45) <0.001
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)b 1.00 0.80 (0.65, 0.98) 0.70 (0.56, 0.88) 0.75 (0.59, 0.95) 0.55 (0.42, 0.74) <0.001
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)c 1.00 0.80 (0.65, 0.99) 0.72 (0.57, 0.90) 0.79 (0.62, 1.01) 0.60 (0.45, 0.80) 0.002
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)d 1.00 0.82 (0.67, 1.01) 0.76 (0.60, 0.95) 0.85 (0.66, 1.09) 0.67 (0.50, 0.90) 0.03
Cereal fiber
    Median, g/day 2.2 3.5 4.7 6.2 9.0
    No. of cases 230 195 150 145 112
    No. of person-years 153,150 156,321 157,597 157,597 157,984
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)a 1.00 0.84 (0.69, 1.01) 0.63 (0.51, 0.77) 0.59 (0.48, 0.72) 0.42 (0.33, 0.52) <0.001
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)b 1.00 0.99 (0.81, 1.20) 0.84 (0.68, 1.05) 0.86 (0.69, 1.09) 0.71 (0.55, 0.92) 0.007
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)c 1.00 0.99 (0.81, 1.21) 0.85 (0.68, 1.06) 0.87 (0.69, 1.09) 0.72 (0.56, 0.93) 0.008
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)d 1.00 0.99 (0.82, 1.21) 0.86 (0.69, 1.08) 0.90 (0.72, 1.14) 0.77 (0.59, 0.99) 0.04
Fruit fiber
    Median, g/day 1.4 2.6 3.7 5.1 7.6
    No. of cases 264 170 152 147 99
    No. of person-years 154,559 157,843 158,025 157,378 154,751
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)a 1.00 0.55 (0.45, 0.67) 0.45 (0.37, 0.55) 0.40 (0.33, 0.49) 0.25 (0.20, 0.31) <0.001
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)b 1.00 0.82 (0.67, 0.99) 0.82 (0.67, 1.01) 0.88 (0.71, 1.08) 0.63 (0.49, 0.81) 0.003
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)c 1.00 0.83 (0.68, 1.01) 0.86 (0.70, 1.05) 0.93 (0.75, 1.16) 0.68 (0.52, 0.87) 0.02
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)d 1.00 0.86 (0.70, 1.05) 0.91 (0.74, 1.13) 1.02 (0.82, 1.28) 0.77 (0.59, 1.01) 0.31
Vegetable fiber
    Median, g/day 3.5 5.0 6.2 7.8 10.7
    No. of cases 206 154 176 157 139
    No. of person-years 154,603 157,742 158,033 157,186 154,992
     Multivariate RR (95% CI)a 1.00 0.71 (0.58, 0.88) 0.79 (0.65, 0.97) 0.70 (0.57, 0.86) 0.60 (0.49, 0.75) <0.001
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)b 1.00 0.76 (0.61, 0.94) 0.88 (0.71, 1.08) 0.81 (0.65, 1.01) 0.74 (0.58, 0.93) 0.04
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)c 1.00 0.77 (0.62, 0.95) 0.89 (0.73, 1.10) 0.85 (0.68, 1.06) 0.81 (0.64, 1.03) 0.22
        Multivariate RR (95% CI)d 1.00 0.79 (0.63, 0.97) 0.94 (0.76, 1.16) 0.92 (0.73, 1.15) 0.92 (0.71, 1.18) 0.89

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; RR, relative risk.

a

Adjusted for age and sex.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, smoking status, pack-years, pack-years2, and energy intake.

c

Adjusted for age, sex, smoking status, pack-years, pack-years2, energy intake, US region, physician visits, body mass index, and physical activity.

d

Adjusted for age, sex, smoking status, pack-years, pack-years, energy intake, US region, physician visits, body mass index, physical activity, diabetes, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake (from foods and supplements), cured meat intake, and other sources of fiber (total fiber intake not adjusted for the specific fiber types).