Table 3.
Association of tertiles of serum isoflavones with the presence of coronary calcium score ≥10 among men in Japan (n 272)
(Odds ratio and 95 % confidence intervals)
| Serum isoflavones tertiles | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tertile 1 | Tertile 2 | Tertile 3 | |||
| OR | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Crude | 1·0 | 1·9 | 0·7, 5·1 | 1·0 | 0·3, 2·8 |
| Model I* | 1·0 | 2·4 | 0·8, 7·1 | 1·3 | 0·4, 4·2 |
| Model II† | 1·0 | 2·4 | 0·8, 7·3 | 1·2 | 0·4, 4·2 |
| Model III‡ | 1·0 | 2·5 | 0·8, 7·8 | 1·3 | 0.4, 4·4 |
*
Model I: adjusted for age, pack-years of smoking, BMI, LDL-cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes.
†
Model II: model I + further adjusted for alcohol consumption, C-reactive protein and lipid medication.
‡
Model III: model II + further adjusted for serum levels of n-3 fatty acids and meat consumption.