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. 2017 Feb 8;147(3):430–438. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.242529

TABLE 3.

HRs (95% CIs) for colorectal cancer incidence by E-DII quartile for all participants and stratified by sex and race/ethnicity, Multiethnic Cohort, 1993–20101

Men
Women
E-DII Person-years (cases)2 Minimally adjustedHR (95%CI)3 Fully adjustedHR (95%CI)4 Person-years (cases)2 Minimally adjustedHR (95%CI)3 Fully adjustedHR (95%CI)4
White
 Quartile 1 (−6.64 to −3.66) 61,182 (77) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 120,341 (139) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Quartile 2 (−3.65 to −2.32) 75,467 (119) 1.32 (0.99, 1.75) 1.29 (0.96, 1.71) 112,518 (114) 0.95 (0.74, 1.21) 0.93 (0.72, 1.19)
 Quartile 3 (−2.31 to −0.53) 81,717 (100) 1.08 (0.80, 1.45) 0.99 (0.74, 1.34) 84,222 (87) 1.04 (0.79, 1.36) 0.93 (0.71, 1.23)
 Quartile 4 (−0.52 to 4.95) 96,141 (155) 1.62 (1.23, 2.13) 1.39 (1.04, 1.84) 65,835 (71) 1.22 (0.92, 1.63) 1.06 (0.78, 1.43)
 Continuous 1.05 (1.00, 1.10) 1.02 (0.96, 1.07)
P-trend 0.08 0.78
African American
 Quartile 1 (−6.64 to −3.66) 26,000 (78) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 89,579 (188) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Quartile 2 (−3.65 to −2.32) 34,197 (71) 0.73 (0.53, 1.01) 0.71 (0.52, 0.99) 80,428 (142) 0.90 (0.72, 1.12) 0.93 (0.75, 1.17)
 Quartile 3 (−2.31 to −0.53) 43,109 (82) 0.71 (0.52, 0.97) 0.67 (0.49, 0.92) 71,129 (97) 0.77 (0.60, 0.98) 0.82 (0.63, 1.05)
 Quartile 4 (−0.52 to 4.95) 54,607 (122) 0.91 (0.68, 1.12) 0.86 (0.63, 1.16) 60,784 (115) 1.21 (0.95, 1.53) 1.24 (0.97, 1.60)
 Continuous 1.00 (0.95, 1.06) 1.03 (0.98, 1.08)
P-trend 0.70 0.20
Japanese American
 Quartile 1 (−6.64 to −3.66) 65,180 (151) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 154,584 (267) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Quartile 2 (−3.65 to −2.32) 66,789 (156) 1.06 (0.85, 1.33) 1.03 (0.82, 1.29) 113,174 (184) 1.01 (0.84, 1.22) 0.98 (0.81, 1.82)
 Quartile 3 (−2.31 to −0.53) 93,320 (217) 1.15 (0.94, 1.42) 1.07 (0.87, 1.32) 95,799 (116) 0.85 (0.68, 1.05) 0.81 (0.65, 1.01)
 Quartile 4 (−0.52 to 4.95) 139,893 (340) 1.43 (1.17, 1.74) 1.25 (1.02, 1.53) 75,113 (102) 1.12 (0.89, 1.42) 0.94 (0.74, 1.21)
 Continuous 1.04 (1.01, 1.08) 0.98 (0.94, 1.02)
P-trend 0.01 0.28
Latino
 Quartile 1 (−6.64 to −3.66) 47,793 (61) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 99,370 (89) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Quartile 2 (−3.65 to −2.32) 74,656 (106) 1.15 (0.84, 1.58) 1.17 (0.85, 1.60) 105,499 (106) 1.16 (0.87, 1.53) 1.16 (0.87, 1.54)
 Quartile 3 (−2.31 to −0.53) 97,796 (167) 1.47 (1.10, 1.97) 1.49 (1.10, 2.00) 87,751 (87) 1.20 (0.89, 1.61) 1.14 (0.84, 1.54)
 Quartile 4 (−0.52 to 4.95) 82,994 (148) 1.69 (1.25, 2.28) 1.72 (1.26, 2.34) 53,147 (54) 1.32 (0.94, 1.85) 1.21 (0.85, 1.71)
 Continuous 1.13 (1.07, 1.18) 1.05 (0.98, 1.11)
P-trend <0.01 0.32
Native Hawaiian
 Quartile 1 (−6.64 to −3.66) 11,268 (14) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) 29,989 (26) 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref)
 Quartile 2 (−3.65 to −2.32) 13,300 (24) 1.51 (0.78, 2.93) 1.43 (0.74, 2.78) 26,421 (33) 1.54 (0.92, 2.58) 1.68 (0.99, 2.83)
 Quartile 3 (−2.31 to −0.53) 19,743 (47) 2.11 (1.16, 2.93) 1.95 (1.07, 3.56) 26,345 (28) 1.41 (0.82, 2.42) 1.43 (0.82, 2.48)
 Quartile 4 (−0.52 to 4.95) 38,784 (62) 1.58 (0.88, 2.85) 1.29 (0.71, 2.35) 30,669 (46) 2.32 (1.42, 3.81) 2.33 (1.38, 3.93)
 Continuous 1.00 (0.93, 1.08) 1.14 (1.05, 1.24)
P-trend 0.90 <0.01
1

n = 190,963. E-DII, energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index; Ref, reference.

2

Person-year totals may not equal sex stratified totals because of rounding.

3

Age was included in the STRATA statement.

4

Self-reported previous diagnosis of diabetes, asthma, and heart attack; use of supplements; smoking status; family history of colon cancer; education; hormone (i.e., estrogen or progesterone) use; aspirin use; and BMI with age in the STRATA statement.