Table 3.
Age-adjusted and multivariable relative risks for symptomatic diverticular disease in the Swedish Mammography Cohort, 1997–2005, and the Cohort of Swedish Men, 1998–2005, by overall intake of fibres in quartiles, with Q4 representing the highest intake
| Women (n = 36,110) | Men (n = 44,723) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total fibre intake, median, g | Age adj. | Multivariatea | Total fibre intake, median, g | Age adj. | Multivariatea | |
| Q1 | 16.15 | 1 (reference) | 1 | 21.51 | 1 | 1 |
| Q2 | 19.94 | 0.91 (0.70–1.18) | 0.93 (0.71–1.20) | 27.54 | 0.73 (0.52–1.01) | 0.76 (0.54–1.05) |
| Q3 | 23.1 | 0.75 (0.57–0.98) | 0.77 (0.58–1.01) | 32.38 | 0.74 (0.53–1.03) | 0.79 (0.56–1.10) |
| Q4 | 28.29 | 0.74 (0.56–0.97) | 0.75 (0.57–0.99) | 39.63 | 0.57 (0.40–0.81) | 0.61 (0.43–0.88) |
| p value | – | 0.01 | 0.02 | – | 0.002 | 0.01 |
Values in parenthesis are 95% confidence intervals
aCox proportional hazards regression analysis adjusted for age, smoking, BMI, education, alcohol consumption, physical activity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and steroid use