Table 3.

Hazard ratios of sepsis (95 % confidence intervals) as a function of diet pattern quartiles (Q)

		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	P trend
Convenience	Events	257	248	236	235
	Model 1	ref	1.02 (0.86, 1.22)	0.93 (0.77, 1.11)	0.93 (0.75, 1.14)	0.33
	Model 2	ref	1.04 (0.86, 1.25)	0.97 (0.79, 1.17)	0.93 (0.74, 1.15)	0.42
Plant Based	Events	236	281	254	205
	Model 1	ref	1.05 (0.88, 1.25)	0.90 (0.75, 1.08)	0.68 (0.56, 0.83)	<0.001
	Model 2	ref	1.22 (1.01, 1.47)	1.09 (0.89, 1.33)	0.89 (0.72, 1.12)	0.23
Sweets/Fats	Events	221	225	244	286
	Model 1	ref	0.90 (0.75, 1.09)	0.97 (0.80, 1.17)	1.13 (0.91, 1.39)	0.24
	Model 2	ref	0.79 (0.65, 0.98)	0.91 (0.74, 1.11)	1.01 (0.81, 1.27)	0.69
Southern	Events	200	247	233	296
	Model 1	ref	1.29 (1.07, 1.56)	1.37 (1.13, 1.66)	1.93 (1.57, 2.36)	<0.001
	Model 2	ref	1.20 (0.99, 1.47)	1.11 (0.89, 1.37)	1.39 (1.11, 1.73)	0.009
Alcohol/Salads	Events	265	250	243	218
	Model 1	ref	0.96 (0.80, 1.14)	0.89 (0.75, 1.07)	0.78 (0.65, 0.94)	0.009
	Model 2	ref	0.93 (0.77, 1.12)	0.91 (0.75, 1.10)	0.84 (0.69, 1.03)	0.11

Model 1 adjusted for age, race, sex, geographic region of residence, and energy intake

Model 2 adjusted for variables in Model 1 plus waist circumference, annual income, educational achievement, physical activity, sedentary behavior, current smoking, hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, chronic pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease