Table 3. Egg consumption and clinical vascular events in NOMAS.
| N=2669 | Combined vascular Events RR (95% CI) |
Stroke RR (95% CI) |
Myocardial infarction RR (95% CI) |
Vascular death RR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egg consumption, continuous | ||||
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| Eggs/wk. | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.15 (1.06-1.25) | 1.15 (1.00-1.31) | 1.10 (0.95-1.29) | 1.11 (1.00-1.24) |
| Model 2 | 1.10 (1.00-1.20) | 1.11 (0.95-1.28) | 1.03 (0.87-1.22) | 1.08 (0.96-1.22) |
| Model 3 | 1.06 (0.96-1.16) | 1.09 (0.93-1.27) | 1.01 (0.84-1.21) | 1.03 (0.91-1.17) |
| Model 4 | 1.02 (0.92-1.13) | 1.05 (0.86-1.23) | 1.00 (0.83-1.21) | 0.98 (0.86-1.12) |
| Model 5 | 1.05 (0.95-1.16) | 1.04 (0.88-1.22) | 1.04 (0.87-1.26) | 0.99 (0.87-1.14) |
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| Egg consumption, frequency | ||||
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| 0 or <1x/mo. | ref | ref | ref | ref |
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| 1x/mo. | ||||
| Model 1 | 0.91 (0.74-1.12) | 0.90 (0.65-1.25) | 0.83 (0.58-1.19) | 0.98 (0.76-1.28) |
| Model 2 | 0.97 (0.79-1.20) | 0.94 (0.67-1.32) | 0.85 (0.59-1.23) | 1.05 (0.81-1.37) |
| Model 3 | 0.94 (0.76-1.17) | 0.91 (0.65-1.29) | 0.84 (0.58-1.24) | 1.01 (0.77-1.33) |
| Model 4 | 0.97 (0.78-1.21) | 0.98 (0.69-1.40) | 0.81 (0.55-1.21) | 1.06 (0.81-1.41) |
| Model 5 | 0.94 (0.75-1.16) | 0.97 (0.69-1.37) | 0.83 (0.57-1.22) | 0.98 (0.74-1.28) |
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| 2-3 x/mo. | ||||
| Model 1 | 0.89 (0.70-1.13) | 0.84 (0.57-1.24) | 0.68 (0.44-1.06) | 0.87 (0.64-1.19) |
| Model 2 | 0.81 (0.63-1.03) | 0.83 (0.56-1.22) | 0.63 (0.40-0.98) | 0.76 (0.55-1.05) |
| Model 3 | 0.81 (0.63-1.05) | 0.75 (0.50-1.14) | 0.66 (0.41-1.07) | 0.74 (0.53-1.04) |
| Model 4 | 0.79 (0.61-1.03) | 0.73 (0.47-1.11) | 0.66 (0.40-1.08) | 0.74 (0.52-1.04) |
| Model 5 | 0.85 (0.66-1.09) | 0.76 (0.50-1.14) | 0.66 (0.40-1.06) | 0.78 (0.56-1.08) |
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| 1x/wk. | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.13 (0.93-1.36) | 1.02 (0.75-1.39) | 1.09 (0.79-1.51) | 1.29 (1.02-1.64) |
| Model 2 | 1.10 (0.91-1.33) | 1.02 (0.74-1.39) | 1.06 (0.76-1.48) | 1.27 (1.00-1.62) |
| Model 3 | 1.00 (0.82-1.23) | 0.91 (0.66-1.26) | 1.06 (0.75-1.50) | 1.12 (0.86-1.44) |
| Model 4 | 0.96 (0.78-1.18) | 0.89 (0.63-1.24) | 1.05 (0.74-1.50) | 1.06 (0.81-1.38) |
| Model 5 | 0.96 (0.79-1.18) | 0.83 (0.60-1.16) | 1.09 (0.77-1.55) | 1.09 (0.84-1.41) |
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| ≥2/wk. | ||||
| Model 1 | 1.50 (1.01-2.23) | 1.48 (0.79-2.79) | 1.20 (0.58-2.50) | 1.42 (0.84-2.40) |
| Model 2 | 1.31 (0.87-1.99) | 1.31 (0.65-2.62) | 0.88 (0.40-1.93) | 1.36 (0.80-2.31) |
| Model 3 | 1.10 (0.71-1.71) | 1.25 (0.62-2.53) | 0.69 (0.27-1.74) | 1.18 (0.68-2.04) |
| Model 4 | 1.05 (0.67-1.63) | 1.16 (0.57-2.37) | 0.68 (0.27-1.72) | 1.12 (0.64-1.95) |
| Model 5 | 1.03 (0.67-1.60) | 1.18 (0.60-2.30) | 0.81 (0.34-1.93) | 1.00 (0.57-1.77) |
CI, confidence interval; Wk., week; mo., month
Model 1: unadjusted; Model 2: adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity; Model 3: adjusted for variables in model 1 + BMI, diabetes, hypertension, LDL, HDL, TG, cholesterol-lowering medication, moderate alcohol use, moderate-heavy physical activity, smoking, high-school completion; Model 4: adjusted for variables in model 3 + total daily kilocalories, MEDI diet score; Model 5: adjusted for variables in model 3 + family history of stroke in siblings, family history of MI in siblings, daily consumption of saturated fat, unsaturated fat, carbohydrates, and protein