Table 5.
Relative risk (RR) of CHD events over 20 years of follow-up* for each 2·5-fold increase in daily flavonoid intake (Relative risks and 95 % confidence limits (CL))
| Age and sex adjusted | Multivariable adjusted† | Multivariable+fruit/vegetable | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavonoid class | RR | 95 % CL | P | RR | 95 % CL | P | RR | 95 % CL | P |
| Flavonols | 0·84 | 0·69, 1·02 | 0·08 | 0·90 | 0·73, 1·12 | 0·36 | 0·96 | 0·76, 1·22 | 0·76 |
| Flavones | 0·80 | 0·66, 0·97 | 0·03 | 0·87 | 0·71, 1·07 | 0·19 | 0·83 | 0·64, 1·09 | 0·18 |
| Flavanones | 0·92 | 0·84, 1·01 | 0·09 | 0·96 | 0·87, 1·06 | 0·40 | 0·94 | 0·85, 1·06 | 0·32 |
| Flavan-3-ols | 0·95 | 0·84, 1·07 | 0·38 | 1·00 | 0·88, 1·13 | 0·97 | 1·01 | 0·89, 1·14 | 0·86 |
| Anthocyanins | 0·92 | 0·82, 1·03 | 0·14 | 0·96 | 0·85, 1·08 | 0·49 | 0·98 | 0·86, 1·12 | 0·76 |
| Polymeric flavonoids | 0·91 | 0·8, 1·03 | 0·13 | 0·96 | 0·84, 1·10 | 0·53 | 0·97 | 0·84, 1·12 | 0·68 |
| Total flavonoids | 0·88 | 0·76, 1·02 | 0·10 | 0·95 | 0·81, 1·11 | 0·51 | 0·96 | 0·80, 1·14 | 0·63 |
*
Mean follow-up time of 14·9 years; n 261 CHD events.
†
Multivariable model adjusted for age (years), sex, current smoking status (yes/no), BMI (kg/m2) and total energy intake (kJ/d (kcal/d)).