TABLE 3.
Associations of anthocyanin, flavanone, and flavone intake with risk of erectile dysfunction across strata of risk factors for participants from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study1
Q5 vs. Q1 |
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Flavones |
Flavanones |
Anthocyanins |
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RR (95% CI) | P-trend | P-interaction | RR (95% CI) | P-trend | P-interaction | RR (95% CI) | P-trend | P-interaction | |
Age, y | |||||||||
<70 | 0.89 (0.81, 0.98) | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.87 (0.79, 0.96) | 0.007 | 0.03 | 0.84 (0.77, 0.93) | <0.0001 | 0.007 |
≥70 | 1.06 (0.96, 1.16) | 0.35 | 1.01 (0.91, 1.11) | 0.99 | 1.04 (0.94, 1.14) | 0.63 | |||
BMI, kg/m2 | |||||||||
<25 | 1.06 (0.94, 1.18) | 0.82 | 0.14 | 1.01 (0.90, 1.13) | 0.99 | 0.009 | 1.04 (0.92, 1.16) | 0.88 | 0.48 |
25–29.9 | 0.84 (0.76, 0.93) | 0.004 | 0.87 (0.79, 0.96) | 0.003 | 0.83 (0.75, 0.92) | 0.0007 | |||
≥30 | 0.78 (0.65, 0.94) | 0.005 | 0.69 (0.57, 0.83) | 0.0002 | 0.89 (0.74, 1.07) | 0.08 | |||
Smoking | |||||||||
Never | 0.86 (0.78, 0.95) | 0.005 | 0.26 | 0.87 (0.79, 0.96) | 0.005 | 0.73 | 0.90 (0.81, 1.00) | 0.03 | 0.80 |
Ever | 0.94 (0.85, 1.03) | 0.70 | 0.90 (0.82, 1.00) | 0.04 | 0.91 (0.82, 1.00) | 0.01 | |||
Physical activity | |||||||||
Q1 and Q2 | 0.94 (0.85, 1.05) | 0.20 | 0.84 | 0.92 (0.83, 1.03) | 0.04 | 0.55 | 0.95 (0.85, 1.06) | 0.14 | 0.78 |
Q3 | 0.89 (0.80, 1.00) | 0.07 | 0.86 (0.77, 0.96) | 0.01 | 0.89 (0.80, 1.01) | 0.03 | |||
Q4 and Q5 | 0.92 (0.78, 1.08) | 0.23 | 0.93 (0.80, 1.09) | 0.68 | 0.88 (0.75, 1.04) | 0.21 | |||
Prevalent hypertension | |||||||||
No | 0.97 (0.90, 1.05) | 0.28 | 0.72 | 0.94 (0.87, 1.01) | 0.06 | 0.86 | 0.93 (0.87, 1.01) | 0.04 | 0.80 |
Yes | 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) | 0.14 | 0.91 (0.79, 1.06) | 0.25 | 0.92 (0.79, 1.06) | 0.19 | |||
Statin use | |||||||||
No | 0.90 (0.83, 0.98) | 0.02 | 0.71 | 0.89 (0.82, 0.96) | 0.002 | 0.79 | 0.92 (0.84, 1.00) | 0.01 | 0.78 |
Yes | 0.90 (0.79, 1.03) | 0.13 | 0.89 (0.78, 1.01) | 0.09 | 0.91 (0.79, 1.04) | 0.12 |
Multivariate model adjusted for age, physical activity, smoking, BMI, alcohol, energy, marital status, use of multivitamins, history of cardiovascular disease, history of hypercholesterolemia, history of hypertension, and history of diabetes. Q, quintile.