Table 3. Association between the DQI-K and mortality in the Health Examinees-Gem (HEXA-G), 2004-2013 (N = 134,541).

DQI-K, diet quality index for Koreans; HR, hazard ratios; CI, confidence interval.

¹⁾Adjusted for age (continuous) HR

²⁾Adjusted for age (continuous), gender, income (< 2,000,000 and ≥ 2,000,000 won), smoking (never and ever), alcohol drinking (never, past, and current), body mass index (continuous, kg/m²), and total energy intake (continuous, kcal)