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. 2013 May;126(5):411–419.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.10.028

Appendix Table 3.

Association between the Two Dietary Patterns, AHEI Scores, and the Four Aging Outcomes (n = 5350)

Dietary Pattern Ideal Aging
Nonfatal CVD
Fatal CVD
Non-CVD Death
P Value
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
“Healthy-foods” pattern
 Model 1
  Tertile 1 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference
  Tertile 2 1.23 0.87-1.74 0.97 0.79-1.20 0.63 0.42-0.95 0.67 0.52-0.87
  Tertile 3 1.16 0.80-1.69 1.06 0.86-1.32 0.67 0.44-1.02 0.73 0.56-0.96
  Effect per 1 SD 1.07 0.93-1.24 1.03 0.95-1.13 0.85 0.70-1.03 0.83 0.73-0.94 .008
 Model 2
  Tertile 1 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference
  Tertile 2 1.23 0.87-1.74 0.97 0.79-1.20 0.63 0.42-0.95 0.67 0.52-0.87
  Tertile 3 1.08 0.74-1.58 1.15 0.92-1.43 0.78 0.51-1.21 0.86 0.66-1.14
  Effect per 1 SD 1.04 0.90-1.21 1.06 0.97-1.16 0.93 0.77-1.13 0.90 0.80-1.02 .19
“Western-type” pattern
 Model 1
  Tertile 1 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference
  Tertile 2 0.92 0.65-1.30 0.85 0.68-1.06 1.36 0.87-2.12 0.88 0.66-1.17
  Tertile 3 0.54 0.34-0.85 1.08 0.82-1.41 1.68 0.96-2.95 1.23 0.88-1.74
  Effect per 1 SD 0.77 .061-0.95 1.09 0.95-1.25 1.58 1.20-2.08 1.38 1.16-1.64 <10-4
 Model 2
  Tertile 1 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference
  Tertile 2 0.94 0.66-1.33 0.83 0.67-1.04 1.25 0.80-1.95 0.81 0.61-1.08
  Tertile 3 0.58 0.36-0.94 1.02 0.78-1.34 1.40 0.80-2.47 0.96 0.68-1.35
  Effect per 1 SD 0.83 0.66-1.05 1.03 0.89-1.18 1.35 1.02-1.78 1.16 0.97-1.38 .05
AHEI score
 Model 1
  Tertile 1 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference
  Tertile 2 1.52 1.07-2.16 0.85 0.69-1.04 0.48 0.32-0.72 0.67 0.52-0.86
  Tertile 3 1.16 0.80-1.68 0.98 0.80-1.21 0.49 0.32-0.74 0.60 0.46-0.78
  Effect per 1 SD 1.09 0.95-1.27 0.97 0.89-1.06 0.70 0.59-0.83 0.75 0.67-0.83 <10-4
 Model 2
  Tertile 1 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference 1 reference
  Tertile 2 1.41 0.99-2.01 0.90 0.73-1.10 0.54 0.35-0.81 0.76 0.59-0.98
  Tertile 3 1.04 0.71-1.52 1.07 0.87-1.32 0.59 0.38-0.90 0.74 0.56-0.96
  Effect per 1 SD 1.04 0.90-1.21 1.01 0.93-1.11 0.77 0.65-0.92 0.83 0.74-0.92 .006

AHEI = Alternative Healthy Eating Index; CI = confidence interval; CVD = cardiovascular disease; OR = odds ratio.

Natural Aging was the “noncase” category for all aging phenotype outcomes presented.

P for heterogeneity.

Multinomial logistic regression to analyze associations between dietary patterns, AHEI score, and the 5-category aging outcome: 1) ideal health, 2) nonfatal cardiovascular disease at follow-up, 3) cardiovascular death, 4) noncardiovascular death, and 5) natural (or normal) aging (the noncase category for each of the other categories).

Model 1: Adjusted for age, sex and total energy intake.

Model 2: As Model 1 + additionally adjusted for other heath behavior: smoking habits and physical activity.