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. 2012 Oct 17;142(12):2128–2134. doi: 10.3945/jn.112.165720

TABLE 2.

Discrete time hazard models of keratotic skin lesion risk in relation to quartiles of nutrient intake (HEALS)1

Quartiles of nutrient intake
Nutrient Q4 (highest)
Q3
Q2
Q1 (lowest)
P-trend
n n HR (95%CI) n HR (95%CI) n HR (95%CI)
Retinol equivalents, μg/d 4439 1 4331 1.45 (0.59–3.54) 4245 1.66 (0.69–4.01) 4246 2.36 (1.06–5.27) 0.53
Calcium, mg/d 4422 1 4265 1.54 (0.56–4.03) 4221 2.10 (0.88–5.02) 4353 2.56 (1.04–6.25) 0.27
Carbohydrate, g/d 4369 1 4113 1.00 (0.43–2.26) 4339 1.17 (0.58–2.37) 4440 0.66 (0.21–1.50) 0.45
Cholesterol, mg/d 4385 1 4387 2.41 (0.94–6.14) 4356 1.87 (0.72–4.87) 4133 1.36 (0.49–3.72) 0.64
Copper, mg/d 3860 1 4285 0.77 (0.29–2.02) 4504 1.26 (0.55–2.86) 4612 1.87 (0.84–3.84) 0.24
Monounsaturated fats, g/d 4432 1 4197 0.79 (0.34–1.82) 4182 1.12 (0.49–2.56) 4450 0.86 (0.41–1.79) 0.66
Polyunsaturated fats, g/d 4051 1 4178 1.17 (0.47–2.91) 4560 1.01 (0.44–2.31) 4472 0.69 (0.29–1.65) 0.36
Saturated fats, g/d 4424 1 4257 1.26 (0.54–2.89) 4065 1.19 (0.47–3.01) 4515 1.46 (0.67–3.21) 0.31
Fiber, g/d 4302 1 4090 2.22 (0.91–5.06) 4335 1.04 (0.36–3.01) 4534 3.31 (1.44–7.60) 0.07
Folate, μg/d 4387 1 4253 1.81 (0.75–4.35) 4246 1.72 (0.68–4.31) 4375 2.94 (1.26–6.8) 0.16
Iron, mg/d 4320 1 4181 1.74 (0.69–4.40) 4261 1.76 (0.68–4.53) 4499 2.49 (1.03–6.00) 0.3
Magnesium, mg/d 4412 1 4147 1.18 (0.49–2.8) 4302 0.92 (0.38–2.20) 4400 1.38 (0.63–3.02) 0.95
Manganese, mg/d 4098 1 4277 0.68 (0.31–1.50) 4418 0.65 (0.30–1.42) 4468 0.57 (0.26–1.26) 0.08
Niacin, mg/d 4017 1 4281 1.04 (0.50–2.19) 4473 1.16 (0.57–2.38) 4490 0.67 (0.27–1.65) 0.29
Potassium, mg/d 4403 1 4279 0.89 (0.37–2.14) 4249 1.39 (0.60–3.22) 4330 1.92 (0.88–4.15) 0.56
Protein, g/d 4369 1 4275 1.21 (0.51–2.82) 4197 1.85 (0.83–4.10) 4420 1.02 (0.44–2.36) 0.89
Riboflavin, mg/d 4267 1 4262 1.09 (0.39–2.98) 4306 1.87 (0.76–4.57) 4426 2.55 (1.06–6.16) 0.2
Selenium, mg/d 4364 1 4151 0.85 (0.37–1.95) 4330 0.82 (0.36–1.84) 4416 0.56 (0.26–1.23) 0.23
Sodium, mg/d 4290 1 4323 1.35 (0.57–3.25) 4264 1.49 (0.61–3.65) 4384 1.72 (0.73–4.03) 0.95
Thiamin, mg/d 3596 1 4451 1.54 (0.64–3.71) 4637 1.22 (0.46–3.21) 4577 2.56 (1.07–6.11) 0.2
Total lipid, g/d 4427 1 4260 1.21 (0.54–2.71) 4092 1.00 (0.39–12.6) 4482 1.33 (0.62–2.84) 0.4
Vitamin A, IU/d 4441 1 4307 1.81 (0.76–4.27) 4265 1.64 (0.66–4.01) 4248 2.56 (1.14–5.74) 0.44
Vitamin B-6, mg/d 4063 1 4189 0.67 (0.27–1.63) 4448 0.82 (0.35–1.93) 4561 1.59 (0.76–3.32) 0.42
Vitamin B-12, mg/d 4385 1 4415 1.19 (0.52–2.70) 4345 1.46 (0.65–3.25) 4116 0.94 (0.41–2.14) 0.86
Vitamin C, mg/d 4420 1 4306 1.39 (0.62–3.09) 4282 0.95 (0.39–2.28) 4253 2.29 (1.08–4.86) 0.03
Vitamin E, mg/d 4252 1 4105 1.54 (0.61–3.87) 4388 1.32 (0.51–3.39) 4516 2.75 (1.30–5.83) 0.05
Zinc, mg/d 4218 1 3947 1.02 (0.45–2.26) 4543 1.02 (0.45–2.29) 4553 1.14 (0.54–2.40) 0.22
1

HEALS, Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study.