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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 17.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Aug 17;78(7):666–678. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.05.049
Fiber intake quintiles

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 P for interaction
Total fiber intake 1.01(0.89,1.16) 1.09(0.98,1.22) 1.06(0.96,1.17) 0.90(0.82,1.00) 0.93(0.82,1.05) 0.04
Soluble fiber intake 0.98(0.86,1.12) 1.04(0.92,1.07) 0.98(0.88,1.08) 0.92(0.83,1.01) 0.98(0.88,1.09) 0.19
Insoluble fiber intake 1.03(0.91,1.17) 0.96(0.86,1.08) 1.04(0.94,1.15) 0.97(0.88,1.07) 0.89(0.80,0.99) 0.09
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Comparing high vs low total lignan intake.

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Data were combined from three cohorts.

Models were age- (months) and calendar-time stratified and adjusted for ethnicity (white, African American, Asian, others), smoking status (never smoked, past smoker, currently smoke 1–14 cigarettes per day, 15–24 cigarettes per day, or ≥25 cigarettes per day), time-varying BMI (<21.0, 21.0–22.9, 23.0–24.9, 25.0–26.9, 27.0–29.9, 30.0–32.9, 33.0–34.9, or ≥35.0 kg/m2), alcohol intake (0, 0.1–4.9, 5.0–9.9, 10.0–14.9, 15.0–29.9, and ≥30.0 g/d), multivitamin use (yes, no), physical activity (quintiles), healthy plant-based diet index (quintiles), and family history of myocardial infarction. For women, postmenopausal hormone use (premenopausal, never, former, current, or missing), and oral contraceptive use were further adjusted.