Table 3.
Generalized linear mixed models between nutrient intakes and CAC among participants included in the study.
| Nutrient 1 | β | CI 95% | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1—Nutrients adjusted for age, gender, diabetes mellitus and tobacco use as fixed effects and subject as a random effect | |||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.48 | 0.22, 0.75 | <0.001 |
| Phosphorus | 0.38 | 0.10, 0.65 | 0.01 |
| Calcium | 0.0008 | 0.0001, 0.0017 | 0.04 |
| Potassium | 0.0005 | 0.0001, 0.0010 | 0.02 |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.03 | −0.03, 0.09 | 0.34 |
| Riboflavin | 0.20 | −0.09, 0.49 | 0.17 |
| Magnesium | 0.001 | −0.001, 0.003 | 0.28 |
| Model 2—Nutrients adjusted for age, gender, diabetes mellitus, tobacco use, calcium carbonate use, vitamin D use, statin use and cardiovascular disease as fixed effects and subject as a random effect | |||
| Pantothenic acid | 0.40 | 0.11, 0.70 | 0.01 |
| Phosphorus | 0.43 | 0.14, 0.72 | 0.004 |
| Calcium | 0.28 | −0.01, 0.57 | 0.06 |
| Potassium | 0.45 | 0.18, 0.73 | 0.001 |
CAC, coronary artery calcification; CI, confidence interval. Dependent variable: CAC + 0.5. 1 Nutrients were standardized [(Xi − mean)/standard deviation].