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. 2013 Feb 20;3(2):e002111. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002111

Table 4.

HR and 95% CIs for total mortality, and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases by calcium and magnesium intake among men in Shanghai

  Calcium intake (mg/day)
 Magnesium intake (mg/day)
<408 408–<600 600–<800 ≥800 p for trend p for interaction <251 251–<320 320–<420 ≥420 p for trend p for interaction
Person-years 77215.85 112600.73 90733.06 56433.95 74633.02 109118.90 108337.41 44894.27
Total mortality
 Cases 820 798 486 314 904 715 564 235
 Model 1 1.00 0.93 (0.81 to 1.06) 0.79 (0.66 to 0.95) 1.03 (0.80 to 1.31) 0.50 1.00 0.89 (0.77 to 1.04) 0.96 (0.77 to 1.19) 1.40 (1.02 to 1.93) 0.13
 Model 2 1.00 0.95 (0.83 to 1.09) 0.83 (0.69 to 1.00) 1.12 (0.87 to 1.44) 0.97 0.01 1.00 0.89 (0.77 to 1.04) 0.96 (0.78 to 1.20) 1.41 (1.02 to 1.93) 0.13 0.19
 Ratio≤1.7* 1.00 0.96 (0.79 to 1.17) 0.98 (0.68 to 1.40) 0.70 (0.29 to 1.68) 0.63 1.00 0.99 (0.79 to 1.23) 1.24 (0.90 to 1.70) 1.30 (0.79 to 2.13) 0.14
 Ratio>1.7* 1.00 0.80 (0.63 to 1.02) 0.69 (0.50 to 0.95) 0.97 (0.64 to 1.48) 0.87 1.00 0.84 (0.68 to 1.03) 0.83 (0.61 to 1.13) 1.39 (0.89 to 2.17) 0.48
Mortality due to cardiovascular diseases
 Cases 305 273 135 87 323 246 168 63
 Model 1 1.00 0.94 (0.75 to 1.19) 0.70 (0.51 to 0.97) 0.91 (0.59 to 1.40) 0.21 1.00 0.93 (0.72 to 1.20) 0.88 (0.61 to 1.28) 1.20 (0.69 to 2.08) 0.95
 Model 2 1.00 0.97 (0.77 to 1.23) 0.74 (0.53 to 1.03) 1.01 (0.65 to 1.57) 0.42 0.03 1.00 0.94 (0.72 to 1.21) 0.88 (0.61 to 1.28) 1.19 (0.69 to 2.07) 0.94 0.07
 Ratio≤1.7* 1.00 1.01 (0.73 to 1.40) 0.93 (0.50 to 1.74) 0.80 (0.18 to 3.57) 0.86 1.00 1.19 (0.84  to  1.70) 1.02 (0.60 to 1.74) 1.18 (0.51 to 2.74) 0.89
 Ratio>1.7* 1.00 1.05 (0.67 to 1.65) 0.86 (0.48 to 1.56) 1.31 (0.61 to 2.82) 0.70 1.00 0.74 (0.51 to 1.08) 0.75 (0.43 to 1.31) 1.05 (0.46 to 2.39) 0.89
Mortality due to coronary heart disease
 Cases 137 143 70 45 155 118 81 41
 Model 1 1.00 0.94 (0.68 to 1.31) 0.63 (0.39 to 1.00) 0.75 (0.41 to 1.39) 0.12 1.00 0.79 (0.54 to 1.14) 0.72 (0.42 to 1.23) 1.18 (0.54 to 2.56) 0.88
 Model 2 1.00 0.97 (0.70 to 1.35) 0.66 (0.41 to 1.06) 0.83 (0.44 to 1.56) 0.22 0.09 1.00 0.80 (0.55 to 1.15) 0.73 (0.42 to 1.24) 1.18 (0.55 to 2.56) 0.89 0.54
  Ratio≤1.7* 1.00 1.15 (0.72 to 1.85) 1.69 (0.75 to 3.81) 1.02 (0.12 to 8.52) 0.33 1.00 1.05 (0.62 to 1.77) 0.92 (0.43 to 2.00) 1.20 (0.37 to 3.92) 0.99
 Ratio>1.7* 1.00 0.94 (0.49 to 1.82) 0.52 (0.22 to 1.20) 0.63 (0.21 to 1.86) 0.14 1.00 0.59 (0.35 to 1.00) 0.55 (0.25 to 1.20) 0.96 (0.31 to 2.95) 0.67
Mortality due to stroke
 Cases 168 130 65 42 168 128 87 22
 Model 1 1.00 0.95 (0.69 to 1.31) 0.79 (0.50 to 1.24) 1.08 (0.59 to 1.98) 0.80 1.00 1.09 (0.76 to 1.56) 1.06 (0.63 to 1.78) 1.08 (0.48 to 2.41) 0.89
 Model 2 1.00 0.97 (0.70 to 1.35) 0.83 (0.52 to 1.31) 1.19 (0.64 to 2.21) 0.97 0.19 1.00 1.09 (0.76 to 1.57) 1.06 (0.63 to 1.78) 1.07 (0.48 to 2.40) 0.89 0.06
 Ratio≤1.7* 1.00 0.91 (0.58 to 1.41) 0.39 (0.13 to 1.20) 0.65 (0.08 to 5.30) 0.22 1.00 1.31 (0.81 to 2.13) 1.08 (0.52 to 2.24) 1.04 (0.30 to 3.57) 0.92
  Ratio>1.7* 1.00 1.25 (0.66 to 2.34) 1.57 (0.68 to 3.63) 2.97 (1.00 to 8.87) 0.04 1.00 0.93 (0.54 to 1.60) 1.02 (0.46 to 2.25) 1.02 (0.31 to 3.40) 0.90
Mortality due to all cancers
 Cases 320 337 236 158 335 316 273 127
 Model 1 1.00 0.90 (0.73 to 1.10) 0.80 (0.60  to 1.05) 0.95 (0.66  to 1.38) 0.55 1.00 0.97 (0.77 to 1.23) 1.10 (0.78 to 1.54) 1.68 (1.03 to 2.74) 0.07
 Model 2 1.00 0.91 (0.74 to 1.12) 0.82 (0.62 to 1.08) 1.00 (0.68 to 1.46) 0.72 0.23 1.00 0.97 (0.77 to 1.23) 1.10 (0.78 to 1.54) 1.68 (1.03 to 2.74) 0.06 0.97
 Ratio≤1.7* 1.00 0.88 (0.65 to 1.19) 0.75 (0.43 to 1.31) 0.51 (0.15 to 1.79) 0.21 1.00 0.93 (0.65 to 1.32) 1.31 (0.80 to 2.15) 1.33 (0.62 to 2.84) 0.22
 Ratio>1.7* 1.00 0.73 (0.50 to 1.08) 0.65 (0.40 to 1.04) 0.78 (0.42 to 1.46) 0.74 1.00 1.03 (0.74 to 1.42) 1.04 (0.65 to 1.66) 1.91 (0.97 to 3.76) 0.18

In Model 1, age at entry, sex, body mass index (BMI), education, marriage status, smoking status, tea drinking, use of ginseng, alcohol drinking, use of Ca supplement, use of multivitamin, regular physical activity and intakes of total energy, saturated fatty acid, phosphorus, fibre, retinol, vitamin E, folic acid, sodium, potassium and zinc were adjusted.

In Model 2, Ca and Mg were further adjusted to assess whether the association of Mg or Ca was independent of Ca or Mg, respectively.

*Model 2 was used.