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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Nutr. 2017 Nov 1;57(8):2937–2942. doi: 10.1007/s00394-017-1565-1

Table 2.

Odds ratios for heart failure by quartiles of plasma phospholipid oleic acid in the Physicians’ Health Study.a

Plasma phospholipid oleic acid quartilesb [minimum -maximum] Cases Odds ratio (95% CI) for heart failure
Model 1c Model 2d
Q1 (low): 8.1 [6.2–8.7] 191 1.0 1.0
Q2: 9.1 [8.7–9.4] 210 1.10 (0.82–1.47) 1.10 (0.79–1.54)
Q3: 9.8 [9.4–10.1] 190 1.01 (0.75–1.35) 1.02 (0.72–1.44)
Q4 (high): 10.9 [10.1–16.0] 197 1.04 (0.78–1.39) 1.05 (0.72–1.54)
p for linear trend 0.91 0.94
a

Data are presented as medians (minimum-maximum), means ± standard deviation, or %.

b

Quartiles of oleic acid presented as percent of total fatty acids.

c

Adjusted for matching variables (race, age, time of blood collection, and year of birth)

d

Adjusted for matching variables plus body mass index, prevalent diabetes, coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, vigorous physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, palmitoleic acid (16:1), plasma phospholipid 18:0, and marine omega-3 fatty acids.