Table 4.
NURSES’ HEALTH STUDY II: Relative Risk of UI1, According to Vitamin D Intake from Food and Supplements.
| Vitamin D | Cases | Person-years | Age-adjusted RR (95 % CI) | Multi-variable adjusted RR* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URGENCY UI | ||||
| 0– < 200IU | 350 | 34430 | 1.0 (REF) | 1.0 (REF) |
| 200– < 400 | 323 | 34542 | 0.93 (0.79,1.08) | 0.95 (0.82,1.11) |
| 400– < 600 | 325 | 35388 | 0.88 (0.76,1.03) | 0.91 (0.78,1.06) |
| 600– < 800 | 247 | 28066 | 0.82 (0.69,0.96) | 0.84 (0.71,0.99) |
| 800– < 1000 | 141 | 13677 | 0.93 (0.76,1.13) | 0.96 (0.79,1.18) |
| 1000+ | 136 | 14063 | 0.85 (0.70,1.04) | 0.88 (0.71,1.07) |
| P trend = 0.1 | ||||
| MIXED UI | ||||
| 0– < 200IU | 320 | 34470 | 1.0 (REF) | 1.0 (REF) |
| 200– < 400 | 279 | 34813 | 0.86 (0.73,1.00) | 0.90 (0.76,1.05) |
| 400– < 600 | 314 | 35510 | 0.95 (0.81,1.12) | 1.01 (0.86,1.19) |
| 600– < 800 | 250 | 28253 | 0.92 (0.78,1.09) | 0.99 (0.84,1.18) |
| 800– < 1000 | 112 | 13879 | 0.81 (0.65,1.01) | 0.88 (0.71,1.10) |
| 1000+ | 110 | 14362 | 0.73 (0.59,0.91) | 0.79 (0.63,0.99) |
| P trend = 0.1 | ||||
| STRESS UI | ||||
| 0– < 200IU | 666 | 32,692 | 1.0 (REF) | 1.0 (REF) |
| 200– < 400 | 699 | 32,718 | 1.06 (0.95, 1.18) | 1.07 (0.96,1.19) |
| 400– < 600 | 662 | 33,842 | 0.99 (0.89, 1.11) | 1.01 (0.90,1.12) |
| 600– < 800 | 552 | 26,798 | 1.06 (0.95, 1.19) | 1.09 (0.97,1.23) |
| 800– < 1000 | 246 | 13,127 | 0.98 (0.84, 1.14) | 1.01 (0.87,1.17) |
| 1000+ | 228 | 13,266 | 0.91 (0.78, 1.06) | 0.94 (0.81,1.10) |
| P trend = 0.6 |
Urinary Incontinence (UI).
Multivariable models adjusted for age, body mass index, cigarette smoking, parity, use of postmenopausal hormone therapy, physical activity.