Table 4.
Hazard ratios for total mortality according to quintiles of adherence categories of dietary patterns in NHANES III
| Quintiles of dietary pattern consumption | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | p for trend | |
| ‘Prudent’ pattern | ||||||
| All-cause of death, N (%) | 825 (16.62) | 949 (19.12) | 1,006 (20.27) | 1,090 (21.96) | 1,093 (22.02) | |
| Person-years | 55,307.99 | 53,588.89 | 52,618.99 | 51,385.39 | 50,934.99 | |
| Age-adjusted model | 1 | 0.90 (0.82–0.99) | 0.90 (0.81–0.98) | 0.89 (0.81–0 .98) | 0.86 (0.78–0.94) | 0.004 |
| Fully adjusted model | 1 | 0.96 (0.88–1.06) | 0.94 (0.89–0.99) | 0.91 (0.83–0 .99) | 0.90 (0.82–0.98) | 0.007 |
| ‘Western’ pattern | ||||||
| All-cause of death, N (%) | 1,047 (21.10) | 1,069 (21.54) | 1,037 (20.89) | 961 (19.36) | 849 (17.11) | |
| Person-years | 52,029.39 | 51,462.89 | 52,213.09 | 53,409.99 | 54,720.89 | |
| Age-adjusted model | 1 | 1.11 (1.02–1.21) | 1.15 (1.06–1.25) | 1.21 (1.11–1.32) | 1.38 (1.26–1.51) | < 0.001 |
| Fully adjusted model | 1 | 1.07 (0.98–1.17) | 1.10 (1.01–1.19) | 1.12 (1.02–1.22) | 1.22 (1.11–1.34) | 0.020 |
| ‘Traditional’ pattern | ||||||
| All-cause of death, n (%) | 806 (16.24) | 783 (15.78) | 909 (18.32) | 1,028 (20.71) | 1,437 (28.95) | |
| Person-years | 55,049.09 | 55,459.09 | 54,048.29 | 52,586.49 | 46,693.29 | |
| Age-adjusted model | 1 | 1.03 (0.95 1.12) | 1.03 (0.95–1.13) | 1.15 (1.05–1.29) | 1.32 (1.21–1.44) | < 0.001 |
| Fully adjusted model | 1 | 0.99 (0.91–1.07) | 0.94 (0.86–1.02) | 1.04 (0.95–1.14) | 1.16 (1.06 1.27) | 0.011 |
| ‘Fish and alcohol’ pattern | ||||||
| All-cause of death, n (%) | 1,491(30.04) | 1,120 (22.57) | 886 (17.85) | 733 (14.77) | 733 (14.77) | |
| Person-years | 44,877.99 | 51,143.39 | 54,655.29 | 56,900.79 | 56,258.79 | |
| Age-adjusted model | 1 | 0.99 (0.92–1.06) | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) | 0.96 (0.89–1.03) | 0.94 (0.87–1.01) | 0.010 |
| Fully adjusted model | 1 | 0.92 (0.85–0.99) | 0.89 (0.78–1.01) | 0.93 (0.86–1.00) | 0.96 (0.89–1.03) | 0.037 |
Fully adjusted model: Adjusted for age, sex, energy intake, smoking status, BMI and chronic diseases (diabetes, stroke, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and cancer)