Table 4.

Association between urinary sodium intake and risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Values are hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) unless stated otherwise

	Sodium intake (g/day)
	<2.5	2.5 to <3.5	≥3.5	P trend
No of participants	8444	11 555	61 033
No (%) of events	42 (0.50)	73 (0.62)	269 (0.44)
Unadjusted	1 (ref)	1.33 (0.91 to 1.95)	0.89 (0.64 to 1.23)	0.008
Minimally adjusted*	1 (ref)	1.88 (1.28 to 2.76)	1.66 (1.18 to 2.34)	0.004
Fully adjusted†	1 (ref)	1.26 (0.80 to 1.97)	1.17 (0.79 to 1.74)	0.61

^*Adjusted for age, sex, and geographical region.

^†Adjusted for age, sex, geographical region, education, alcohol intake, smoking status, body mass index, total energy intake, and location.