Table 3.
Hazard ratio for the association between adherence to the single food items in the healthy Nordic food index and T2D risk (n = 55,060)—The Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort.
| Women (n = 28,953) | Men (n = 26,107) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 * | Model 2 ** | Model 3 *** | Model 4 **** | Model 1 * | Model 2 ** | Model 3 *** | Model 4 **** | |||||||||
| HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | |
| Healthy Nordic food items | ||||||||||||||||
| Fish | ||||||||||||||||
| <Median | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| ≥Median | 1.00 | 0.93–1.08 | 1.00 | 0.93–1.08 | 1.03 | 0.96–1.11 | 0.98 | 0.91–1.06 | 1.02 | 0.96–1.08 | 1.02 | 0.96–1.09 | 1.04 | 0.97–1.11 | 1.02 | 0.95–1.08 |
| Cabbage | ||||||||||||||||
| <Median | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| ≥Median | 0.92 | 0.86–0.99 | 0.98 | 0.91–1.06 | 0.99 | 0.92–1.07 | 0.99 | 0.92–1.06 | 0.84 | 0.78–0.90 | 0.89 | 0.83–0.95 | 0.89 | 0.83–0.96 | 0.92 | 0.86–0.99 |
| Rye bread | ||||||||||||||||
| <Median | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| ≥Median | 0.94 | 0.87–1.02 | 0.91 | 0.84–0.99 | 0.94 | 0.86–1.02 | 0.96 | 0.88–1.04 | 0.84 | 0.79–0.89 | 0.79 | 0.74–0.85 | 0.82 | 0.76–0.87 | 0.89 | 0.84–0.96 |
| Oatmeal | ||||||||||||||||
| <Median | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| ≥Median | 0.74 | 0.67–0.81 | 0.79 | 0.71–0.87 | 0.81 | 0.73–0.90 | 0.90 | 0.81–0.99 | 0.71 | 0.65–0.77 | 0.75 | 0.69–0.82 | 0.77 | 0.71–0.84 | 0.88 | 0.81–0.96 |
| Apples and pears | ||||||||||||||||
| <Median | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| ≥Median | 1.02 | 0.95–1.09 | 1.01 | 0.94–1.09 | 1.04 | 0.96–1.12 | 1.03 | 0.96–1.11 | 0.98 | 0.92–1.04 | 1.02 | 0.96–1.09 | 1.04 | 0.97–1.11 | 0.97 | 0.91–1.04 |
| Root vegetables | ||||||||||||||||
| <Median | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference | 1.00 | Reference |
| ≥Median | 0.84 | 0.78–0.90 | 0.89 | 0.82–0.96 | 0.91 | 0.84–0.98 | 0.94 | 0.87–1.02 | 0.78 | 0.73–0.83 | 0.93 | 0.86–0.99 | 0.94 | 0.87–1.01 | 0.98 | 0.91–1.05 |
Note: All models are adjusted for age as underlying time scale and for "time under study"; Abbreviations: HR: Hazard Ratio. CI: Confidence intervals; * Crude; ** Adjusted for schooling level, participation in sports, smoking status, alcohol intake, red and processed meat; *** Additionally adjusted for total energy intake; **** Additionally adjusted for body mass index and waist circumference.