Table 6.
Risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, and all-cause mortality across quintiles of the Unhealthy Eating Index; ACLS 1987–99
| Quintiles of Unhealthy Eating Index |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (Healthiest) |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Q4 |
Q5 (Least Healthy) |
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| Referent | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | P for trend | |
| CVD mortality | ||||||||||
| Model 1a | 1.00 | 1.19 | 0.74–1.93 | 0.93 | 0.55–1.57 | 1.26 | 0.74–2.15 | 1.36 | 0.77–2.42 | 0.36 |
| Model 2b | 1.00 | 1.25 | 0.77–2.02 | 0.98 | 0.58–1.67 | 1.29 | 0.75–2.23 | 1.38 | 0.77–2.47 | 0.34 |
| Model 3c | 1.00 | 1.25 | 0.77–2.03 | 0.99 | 0.58–1.68 | 1.30 | 0.75–2.25 | 1.39 | 0.77–2.53 | 0.33 |
| Model 4d | 1.00 | 1.23 | 0.76–2.00 | 0.92 | 0.54–1.57 | 1.16 | 0.67–2.01 | 1.10 | 0.61–2.01 | 0.86 |
| Deaths (total 136) | 35 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 21 | |||||
| All-cause mortality | ||||||||||
| Model 1a | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.80–1.37 | 1.06 | 0.80–1.39 | 1.03 | 0.76–1.41 | 1.39 | 1.02–1.90 | 0.10 |
| Model 2b | 1.00 | 1.06 | 0.81–1.39 | 1.09 | 0.82–1.43 | 1.04 | 0.76–1.43 | 1.40 | 1.02–1.91 | 0.10 |
| Model 3c | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.80–1.38 | 1.07 | 0.80–1.41 | 1.03 | 0.75–1.41 | 1.36 | 0.99–1.87 | 0.15 |
| Model 4d | 1.00 | 1.05 | 0.80–1.37 | 1.03 | 0.78–1.36 | 0.96 | 0.70–1.31 | 1.18 | 0.86–1.64 | 0.55 |
| Deaths (total 445) | 118 | 95 | 91 | 67 | 74 | |||||
aAdjusted for age, gender and year of examination.
bAdjusted for age, gender, year of examination, parental history of cardiovascular disease, history of cardiovascular disease, history of cancer, smoking and alcohol.
cAdjusted for age, gender, year of examination, parental history of cardiovascular disease, history of cardiovascular disease, history of cancer, smoking, alcohol and physical activity.
dHR: hazard ratio. Adjusted for age, gender, year of examination, parental history of cardiovascular disease, history of cardiovascular disease, history of cancer, smoking, alcohol and fitness.