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. 2018 Oct 29;10(11):1587. doi: 10.3390/nu10111587

Table 3.

Multivariable 1 associations (hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI)) between continuous or sex-specific tertiles 2 of polyphenol intakes and cardiovascular disease risk (total, CHD, and stroke), NutriNet-Santé Cohort, France, 2009–2017.

Categories of Polyphenols Total CVD CHD Strokes
Tertile Cases/Non Cases HR CI 95% p-Value *
p-Trend
Cases/Non Cases HR CI 95% p-Value *
p-Trend
Cases/Non Cases HR CI 95% p-Value *
p-Trend
Anthocyanins 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 0.03 * 0.97 (0.94–0.99) 0.04 * 0.99 (0.96–1.01) 0.30 *
T1 150/27,902 0.0003 75/27,977 0.03 75/27,977 0.003
T2 215/27,838 0.83 (0.67–1.03) 110/27,943 0.86 (0.64–1.17) 105/27,948 0.80 (0.59–0.80)
T3 237/27,816 0.66 (0.52–0.83) 124/27,929 0.71 (0.51–0.98) 113/27,940 0.61 (0.44–0.61)
Dihydrochalcones 0.81 (0.63–1.04) 0.11 * 0.74 (0.50–1.02) 0.08 * 0.93 (0.65–1.32) 0.68 *
T1 180/27,872 0.03 96/27,956 0.06 84/27,968 0.29
T2 224/27,829 0.98 (0.80–1.20) 116/27,937 0.98 (0.74–1.29) 108/27,945 0.98 (0.73–0.98)
T3 198/27,855 0.801 (0.65–0.99) 97/27,956 0.75 (0.56–1.02) 101/27,952 0.86 (0.63–0.86)
Dihydroflavonols 0.87 (0.68–1.12) 0.30 * 0.89 (0.65–1.22) 0.52 * 0.84 (0.57–1.25) 0.41 *
T1 136/27,917 0.04 67/27,986 0.27 69/27,984 0.07
T2 200/27,852 0.84 (0.67–1.06) 99/27,953 0.82 (0.60–1.13) 101/27,951 0.86 (0.63–0.86)
T3 266/27,787 0.76 (0.59–0.98) 143/27,910 0.81 (0.57–1.15) 123/27,930 0.72 (0.50–0.72)
Catechins 0.98 (0.96–0.99) 0.02 * 0.97 (0.94–0.99) 0.007 * 1.00 (0.96–1.01) 0.45 *
T1 192/27,860 0.004 99/27,953 0.12 93/27,959 0.01
T2 217/27,836 0.91 (0.74–1.11) 108/27,945 0.88 (0.66–1.17) 109/27,944 0.93 (0.70–0.93)
T3 193/27,860 0.74 (0.60–0.91) 102/27,951 0.79 (0.59–1.05) 91/27,962 0.66 (0.51–0.69)
Theaflavins 0.98 (0.94–1.00) 0.16 * 0.96 (0.91–1.01) 0.15 * 0.99 (0.95–1.03) 0.54 *
T1 258/32,924 0.22 143/33,039 0.36 115/33,067 0.40
T2 141/22,774 0.92 (0.74–1.14) 63/22,852 0.89 (0.65–1.21) 78/22,837 0.953 (0.71–0.95)
T3 203/27,858 0.89 (0.74–1.07) 103/27,958 0.89 (0.69–1.15) 100/27,961 0.889 (0.68–0.89)
Proanthocyanidins 0.97 (0.95–0.99) 0.18 * 0.96 (0.93–0.99) 0.03 * 0.98 (0.95–1.02) 0.29 *
T1 166/27,886 0.04 84/27,968 0.14 82/27,970 0.28
T2 211/27,842 1.02 (0.83–1.25) 112/27,941 1.10 (0.82–1.46) 99/27,954 0.98 (0.72–0.98)
T3 225/27,828 0.81 (0.65–1.00) 113/27,940 0.80 (0.58–1.10) 112/27,941 0.85 (0.62–0.85)
Flavanones 1.00 (0.97–1.03) 0.87 * 1.01 (0.97–1.05) 0.62 * 0.98 (0.94–1.03) 0.43 *
T1 206/27,846 0.89 101/27,951 0.20 105/27,947 0.25
T2 228/27,825 1.06 (0.88–1.28) 113/27,940 1.10 (0.84–1.44) 115/27,938 1.02 (0.78–1.02)
T3 168/27,885 1.01 (0.82–1.24) 95/27,958 1.21 (0.91–1.60) 73/27,980 0.83 (0.61–0.83)
Flavones 1.03 (0.97–1.09) 0.36 * 1.03 (0.95–1.11) 0.46 * 1.03 (0.94–1.12) 0.57 *
T1 192/27,860 0.29 103/27,949 0.44 89/27,963 0.48
T2 213/27,840 1.138 (0.93–1.39) 104/27,949 1.048 (0.79–1.39) 109/27,944 1.24 (0.93–1.24)
T3 197/27,856 1.124 (0.90–1.10) 102/27,951 1.128 (0.83–1.53) 95/27,958 1.12 (0.82–1.12)
Flavonols 0.94 (0.90–0.99) 0.02 * 0.97 (0.94–1.01) 0.15 * 0.97 (0.94–1.00) 0.05 *
T1 165/27,887 0.006 85/27,967 0.22 80/27,972 0.008
T2 232/27,821 0.971 (0.79–1.19) 112/27,941 0.919 (0.69–1.23) 120/27,933 1.02 (0.76–1.02)
T3 205/27,848 0.753 (0.61–0.94) 112/27,941 0.831 (0.62–1.12) 93/27,960 0.68 (0.49–0.68)
Isoflavonoids 1.00 (0.96–1.03) 0.98 * 0.97 (0.92–1.03) 0.40 * 1.02 (0.98–1.06) 0.44 *
T1 204/33,878 0.75 97/34,259 0.85 114/34,242 0.43
T2 195/24,847 0.90 (0.74–1.11) 108/21,641 1.15 (0.87–1.53) 71/21,678 0.72 (0.53–0.72)
T3 203/24,831 0.96 (0.79–1.18) 104/27,949 1.04 (0.78–1.38) 108/27,945 0.89 (0.68–0.89)
Hydroxybenzoics acids 1.00 (0.99–1.01) 0.80 * 0.99 (0.98–1.01) 0.64 * 1.00 (0.99–1.02) 0.94
T1 162/27,890 0.01 84/27,968 0.07 78/27,974 0.09
T2 212/27,841 0.85 (0.69–1.05) 110/27,943 0.84 (0.63–1.13) 102/27,951 0.86 (0.64–0.86)
T3 228/27,825 0.76 (0.62–0.94) 115/27,938 0.76 (0.56–1.02) 113/27,940 0.77 (0.57–0.77)
Hydroxycinnamics acids 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.40 * 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.48 * 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.64 *
T1 130/27,922 0.36 54/27,998 0.18 76/27,976 0.95
T2 223/27,830 1.07 (0.86–1.33) 127/27,926 1.42 (1.03–1.96) 96/27,957 0.80 (0.59–0.80)
T3 249/27,804 1.11 (0.89–1.38) 128/27,925 1.32 (0.95–1.83) 121/27,932 0.95 (0.71–0.95)
Stilbenes 0.76 (0.51–1.13) 0.19 * 0.81 (0.49–1.35) 0.47 * 0.68 (0.36–1.28) 0.24 *
T1 140/27,912 0.02 67/27,985 0.34 73/27,979 0.01
T2 200/27,853 0.85 (0.68–1.06) 99/27,954 0.86 (0.63–1.19) 101/27,952 0.83 (0.61–0.83)
T3 262/27,791 0.73 (0.57–0.94) 143/27,910 0.84 (0.59–1.19) 119/27,934 0.64 (0.45–0.64)
Lignans 0.80 (0.60–1.08) 0.17 * 0.80 (0.53–1.20) 0.33 * 0.80 (0.52–1.23) 0.32 *
T1 202/27,850 0.14 111/27,941 0.06 91/27,961 0.93
T2 172/27,881 0.73 (0.59–0.90) 91/27,962 0.71 (0.53–0.95) 81/27,972 0.75 (0.55–0.75)
T3 228/27,825 0.84 (0.69–1.03) 107/27,946 0.75 (0.56–0.99) 121/27,932 0.95 (0.71–0.95)
Sum of total individual polyphenols 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.35 * 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.12 * 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.82 *
T1 127/27,925 0.22 88/27,964 0.11 73/27,979 0.93
T2 234/27,819 0.99 (0.80–1.23) 114/27,939 1.00 (0.74–1.33) 111/27,942 1.13 (0.82–1.13)
T3 241/27,812 0.880 (0.70–1.10) 107/27,946 0.79 (0.57–1.08) 109/27,944 0.954 (0.68–0.95)
(Total polyphenols) 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.11 * 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.13 * 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.49 *
T1 161/27,891 0.03 78/27,974 0.05 68/27,984 0.30
T2 225/27,828 0.86 (0.69–1.06) 123/27,930 0.80 (0.60–1.07) 106/27,947 0.926 (0.68–0.93)
T3 216/27,837 0.78 (0.62–0.97) 108/27,945 0.73 (0.53–0.99) 119/27,934 0.843 (0.61–0.84)

1 Models were adjusted for age (time-scale), BMI (kg/m2, continuous), physical activity (high, moderate, low), smoking status (never smokers, former smokers, occasional smokers, smokers), numbers of dietary records (continuous), alcohol intake (g/d, quintiles), energy intake (without alcohol, g/d, continuous), family history of cardiovascular diseases (yes/no), educational level (<high-school degree/≥ high-school degree), and season of completion of 24-h dietary records (spring/summer, fall/winter). 2 Sex-specific cut-offs for tertiles of total intakes of polyphenols were 744.6/1113.8 for women and 849.6/1239.2 for men. * p-Value for the continuous intakes of polyphenols classes or subclasses.

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