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. 2013 Apr 29;2:e15. doi: 10.1017/jns.2013.2

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Fig. 2. — Dose–response relationship between components of the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS-gram; see Table 1 for details) and relative risk of total prostate cancer (n 2336): (a) MUFA and PUFA to SFA (MP:S) ratio, (b) vegetables, (c) fruits and nuts, (d) legumes, (e) cereals, (f) fish, (g) meat and meat products, (h) dairy products and (i) alcohol. Results from restricted cubic regression splines with five knots. (–––), OR; (-------), 95 % CI. The CI cross at the reference point, equivalent to the tenth centile of the intake in the study population. Regression models include age (in 5-year intervals), region of residence (north/central), education (0–9 years; 10–12 years; ≥13 years), smoking status (never/former/current), BMI (quartile distribution of controls), energy intake (quartile distribution of controls), physical activity (quartile distribution of controls), history of diabetes (yes/no) and family history of prostate cancer (yes/no).