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. 2021 Apr 13;35:48. doi: 10.47176/mjiri.35.48

Table 6. Hazard ratios (95% CIs) of all cancer by quartiles of the Western dietary pattern, DII, and MDS score .

Quartile
Variable 		Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 P-trend
Western Dietary pattern
Score
Person-years
Cases (n)
HR (95% CI) 2
HR (95% CI) 3
-0.55 (0.91)1
123768
448
1
1
0.11 (0.25)
120700
426
1.01 (0.88-1.15)
0.99 (0.86-1.13)
1.06 (0.78)
122731
482
1.12 (0.99-1.28)
1.11 (0.98-1.26)
4.26 (3.94)
122673
532
1.23 (1.09-1.40)
1.20 (1.06-1.36)



<0.001
<0.001
DII
Score
Person-years
Cases (n)
HR (95% CI) 2
HR (95% CI) 3
-0.98 (0.44)
125750
444
1
1
-0.33 (0.32)
123574
435
0.98 (0.86- 1.12)
0.92 (0.80-1.05)
0.37 (0.42)
121412
484
1.08 (0.95-1.23)
0.99 (0.87-1.14)
1.58 (1.11)
119425
527
1.16 (1.01-1.32)
1.03 (0.89-1.19)



<0.001
<0.001
MDS
Score
Person-years
Cases (n)
HR (95% CI) 2
HR (95% CI) 3
2.59 (0.58)
125632
468
1
1
3.36 (0.31)
123662
463
1.04 (0.91-1.18)
1.02 (0.90-1.17)
4.01 (0.40)
234095
878
1.11 (1.00-1.24)
1.07 (0.95-1.19)
5.49 (1.73)
117300
524
1.27 (1.12-1.44)
1.19 (1.05-1.35)



<0.001
<0.001

1 Median (IQR)

2 Adjusted for age (y) and sex

3Adjusted for age (y), sex, total energy (kcal/d), place of residence (urban or rural), smoking (never or ever), wealth score (1-5), ethnicity (non-Turkmen or Turkmen), opiate use (never or ever), BMI (kg/m2), education (illiterate or formal education), marital status (single or married), and physical activity score (categorical)