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. 2019 Sep 29;11(10):2311. doi: 10.3390/nu11102311

Table 5.

Cox Proportional Hazard Models for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet and Allostatic Load Index Scores as Predictors of All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality—2001–2010 NHANES * (n = 10,822).

All-Cause Mortality
(n = 10,822)
Cardiovascular Mortality
(n = 10,822)
Cancer Mortality
(n = 10,822)
Loge(HR) 95% CI Loge(HR) 95% CI Loge(HR) 95% CI
Allostatic load index score: 0.080 0.012, 0.14 0.074 −0.079, 0.23 0.065 −0.083, 0.21
DASH total score (continuous):
Model I:
DASH total score −0.023 −0.076, 0.030 0.045 −0.11, 0.21 −0.052 −0.17, 0.068
Model II:
DASH total score −0.022 −0.075, 0.031 0.045 −0.12, 0.21 −0.051 −0.17, 0.069
Allostatic index score 0.079 0.011, 0.14 0.075 −0.079, 0.23 0.064 −0.084, 0.21
Model III:
DASH total score −0.087 −0.29, 0.12 −0.12 −0.56, 0.32 −0.029 −0.34, 0.28
Allostatic load index score 0.018 −0.18, 0.21 −0.087 −0.49, 0.32 0.084 −0.24, 0.41
DASH total score x Allostatic load index score 0.019 −0.035, 0.074 0.048 −0.058, 0.15 −0.0066 −0.093, 0.080
DASH total score (<4.5 vs. ≥4.5):
Model I:
DASH total score < 4.5 0.063 −0.11, 0.23 −0.14 −0.52, 0.24 0.019 −0.34, 0.38
Model II:
DASH total score < 4.5 0.063 −0.10, 0.23 −0.14 −0.52, 0.24 0.017 −0.35, 0.38
Allostatic index score 0.080 0.012, 0.14 0.074 −0.079, 0.22 0.065 −0.083, 0.21
Model III:
DASH total score < 4.5 0.43 −0.17, 1.04 0.48 −0.49, 1.47 0.13 −0.86, 1.12
Allostatic load index score 0.16 0.014, 0.32 .21 −0.0042, 0.42 0.091 −0.18, 0.37
DASH total score < 4.5
x Allostatic load index score
−0.11 −0.27, 0.061 −0.18 −0.42, 0.060 −0.033 −0.32, 0.25
DASH Component 1 (Sat. Fat):
Model I:
DASH Component 1 −0.13 −0.35, 0.086 0.046 −0.54, 0.63 −0.34 −0.87, 0.18
Model II:
DASH Component 1 −0.12 −0.34, 0.088 0.048 −0.54, 0.63 −0.34 −0.86, 0.18
Allostatic load index score 0.079 0.012, 0.14 0.074 −0.079, 0.23 0.064 −0.084, 0.21
Model III:
DASH Component 1 −0.20 −0.89, 0.48 −0.95 −2.58, 0.68 0.24 −1.15, 1.64
Allostatic load index score 0.072 −0.039, 0.18 −0.041 −0.29, 0.21 0.12 −0.12, 0.36
DASH Component 1
x Allostatic load index score
0.022 -0.15, 0.19 0.28 -0.11, 0.68 -0.17 -.55, 0.20
DASH Component 2 (Tot. Fat):
Model I:
DASH Component 2 0.081 −0.077, 0.24 0.029 −0.36, 0.42 0.012 −0.33, 0.36
Model II:
DASH Component 2 0.077 −0.078, 0.23 0.026 −0.37, 0.42 0.0092 −0.33, 0.35
Allostatic load index score 0.079 0.013, 0.15 0.074 −0.079, 0.23 0.065 −0.082, 0.21
Model III:
DASH Component 2 −0.031 −0.59, 0.53 −0.092 −1.19, 1.011 0.26 −0.72, 1.25
Allostatic load index score 0.064 −0.042, 0.17 0.058 −0.17, 0.29 0.099 −0.11, 0.31
DASH Component 2
x Allostatic load index score
0.032 −0.12, 0.18 0.033 −0.24, 0.30 −0.075 −0.35, 0.20
DASH Component 3 (Protein):
Model I:
DASH Component 3 −0.17 −0.34, −0.010 −0.008 −0.41, 0.39 -0.079 −0.42, 0.27
Model II:
DASH Component 3 −0.17 −0.34, −0.012 −0.012 −0.41, 0.39 −0.081 −0.43, 0.26
Allostatic load index score 0.081 0.013, 0.15 0.074 −0.079, 0.23 0.065 −0.083, 0.21
Model III:
DASH Component 3 −0.44 −0.98, 0.082 −0.60 −1.63, 0.42 −0.044 −1.09, 1.01
Allostatic load score 0.058 −0.012, 0.13 0.019 −0.15, 0.19 0.068 −0.088, 0.22
DASH Component 3
x Allostatic load index score
0.077 −0.058, 0.21 0.17 −0.11, 0.44 −0.011 −0.31, 0.28
DASH Component 4 (Cholesterol):
Model I:
DASH Component 4 −0.0203 −0.21, 0.17 0.028 −0.42, 0.47 −0.18 −0.57, 0.19
Model II:
DASH Component 4 −0.016 −0.21, 0.18 0.031 −0.41, 0.47 −0.18 −0.57, 0.20
Allostatic load index score 0.080 0.012, 0.15 0.074 −0.079, 0.22 0.064 −0.084, 0.21
Model III:
DASH Component 4 0.059 −0.45, 0.57 0.53 −0.59, 1.66 −0.66 −1.59, 0.28
Allostatic load score 0.088 -0.0018, 0.18 0.12 -0.060, 0.31 0.018 -0.18, 0.21
DASH Component 4
x Allostatic load index score
−0.022 −0.15, 0.11 −0.14 −0.42, 0.13 0.14 −0.12, 0.39
DASH Component 5 (Fiber):
Model I:
DASH Component 5 −0.11 −0.35, 0.13 0.44 −0.041, 0.93 −0.46 −0.92, 0.0043
Model II:
DASH Component 5 −0.11 −0.35, 0.13 0.44 −0.043, 0.93 −0.45 −0.92, 0.0071
Allostatic load index score 0.080 0.013, 0.15 0.073 −0.079, 0.23 0.063 −0.084, 0.21
Model III:
DASH total score −0.17 −0.89, 0.55 0.79 −0.56, 2.15 −0.58 −1.78, 0.61
Allostatic load score 0.077 0.00021, 0.15 0.098 −0.070, 0.26 0.058 −0.099, 0.22
DASH Component 5
x Allostatic load index score
0.018 −0.16, 0.20 −0.10 −0.45, 0.25 0.039 −0.27, 0.36
DASH Component 6 (Magnesium):
Model I:
DASH Component 6 −0.093 −0.35, 0.16 0.37 −0.27, 1.02 −0.047 −0.58, 0.49
Model II:
DASH total score −0.075 −0.33, 0.19 0.39 −0.26, 1.04 −0.031 −0.57, 0.51
Allostatic load index score 0.079 0.010, 0.14 0.079 −0.076, 0.23 0.064 −0.082, 0.21
Model III:
DASH Component 6 −0.72 −1.58, 0.14 −0.63 −2.38, 1.11 −0.30 −1.80, 1.20
Allostatic load score 0.046 −0.031, 0.12 0.016 −0.16, 0.19 0.050 −0.12, 0.22
DASH Component 6
x Allostatic load index score
0.19 −0.049, 0.43 0.29 −0.13, 0.73 0.082 −0.35, 0.51
DASH Component 7 (Calcium):
Model I:
DASH Component 7 0.084 −0.10, 0.27 −0.12 −0.64, 0.38 0.17 −0.28, 0.63
Model II:
DASH Component 7 0.086 −0.098, 0.27 −0.13 −0.64, 0.38 0.17 −0.28, 0.63
Allostatic load score 0.080 0.013, 0.15 0.074 −0.080, 0.23 0.066 −0.083, 0.21
Model III:
DASH Component 7 0.087 −0.54, 0.72 −0.71 −2.15, 0.73 0.28 −0.98, 1.55
Allostatic load index score 0.081 -0.0066, 0.17 0.019 -0.18, 0.22 0.077 -0.083, 0.24
DASH Component 7
x Allostatic load index score
−0.00027 −0.16, 0.16 0.16 −0.17, 0.50 −0.032 −0.35, 0.28
DASH Component 8 (Potassium):
Model I:
DASH Component 8 1.20 0.45, 1.96 −65.78 −93.30, −38.26 2.22 1.32, 3.13
Model II:
DASH Component 8 1.21 0.46, 1.97 −71.66 −859.75, 716.42 2.23 1.32, 3.14
Allostatic load index score 0.080 0.012, 0.15 0.074 −0.078, 0.23 0.065 −0.082, 0.21
Model III:
DASH Component 8 −1.97 −14.75, 10.79 −62.64 −77.01, −48.28 5.44 1.06, 9.83
Allostatic load index score 0.079 0.011, 0.15 0.074 −0.078, 0.23 0.068 −0.079, 0.22
DASH Component 8
x Allostatic load index score
0.89 −2.55, 4.34 −0.62 −1.97, 0.73 −0.98 −2.31, 0.33
DASH Component 9 (Sodium):
Model I:
DASH Component 9 −0.25 −0.79, 0.29 70.31 -- −0.16 −1.36, 1.02
Model II:
DASH Component 9 −0.27 −0.80, 0.26 66.16 -- −0.18 −1.36, 1.00
Allostatic load index score 0.080 0.013, 0.15 0.072 −0.081, 0.22 0.065 −0.082, 0.21
Model III:
DASH Component 9 1.04 −2.10, 4.19 -- -- −0.34 −3.90, 3.21
Allostatic load index score 0.44 −0.37, 1.26 -- -- 0.016 −0.99, 1.02
DASH Component 9
x Allostatic load index score
−0.37 −1.21, 0.46 -- -- 0.049 −0.97, 1.07

* All models are adjusted for demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle and health characteristics. Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval, HR=hazard ratio, DASH = Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.