Table 2.
Odds Ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) of the association between Mediterranean diet and reported MI, CABG, PTCA and CHD by sexa
| Morbidity | Males | Females | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| N cases (%) | OR (95% CI) | P | N cases (%) | OR (95% CI) | P | ||
| MI | High-consumersb,c | 2 (3.0) | 1.0 | 0.03 | 1 (7.1) | 1.0 | 0.03 |
| Low-consumersd | 10 (23.0) | 4.3 (3.03-6.8) | 8 (15) | 3.3 (1.7-4.9) | |||
| CABG | High-consumers | 1 (1.5) | 1.0 | 0.01 | 2 (2.9) | 1.0 | 0.59 |
| Low-consumers | 4 (8.3) | 4.4 (1.9-11.7) | 3 (2.9) | 1.0 (0.7-3.3) | |||
| PTCA | High-consumers | 3 (6.2) | 1.0 | 0.01 | 4 (4.3) | 1.0 | 0.01 |
| Low-consumers | 11 (18.0) | 3.0 (1.05-10.7) | 6 (14.5) | 2.2 (0.7-4.1) | |||
| CHD | High-consumers | 5 (12.5) | 1.0 | 0.03 | 5 (10) | 1.0 | 0.10 |
| Low-consumers | 10 (27.0) | 2.2 (1.03-3.9) | 5 (10) | 1.08 (0.7-2.7) | |||
a
MI-myocardial infarction; CABG-coronary artery bypass grafting; PTCA-percutaneus transluminal coronary angioplasty; CHD-cardiovascular disease (at least one of the above).
b
Reference group.
c
High-consumers-persons with a Mediterranean diet score of 5+.
d
Low-consumers-persons with score 0-4.