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Published in final edited form as: Clin Nutr. 2021 Mar 11;40(5):2475–2482. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.003

Table 4.

Pooled RR (95% CI) of T2D and coronary heart disease (CHD) by egg intake stratified by body mass index

	Pooled RR (95% CI) for T2D		Pooled RR (95% CI) for CHD
Egg consumption	BMI <25 kg/m²	BMI ≥25 kg/m²	BMI <25 kg/m²	BMI ≥25 kg/m²
<1 egg/month	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)	1.00 (ref)
1-3 eggs/month	1.03 (0.88-1.18)	1.00 (0.92-1.08)	1.00 (0.85-1.14)	0.94 (0.84-1.04)
1 egg/week	1.14 (0.98-1.31)	0.94 (0.86-1.03)	1.03 (0.89-1.18)	0.86 (0.77-0.96)
2-4 eggs/week	1.05 (0.91-1.20)	1.16 (1.08-1.23)	1.03 (0.89-1.18)	0.90 (0.81-1.00)
5-6 eggs/week	1.29 (1.03-1.55)	1.19 (1.08-1.29)	1.18 (0.96-1.39)	0.88 (0.76-1.00)
≥7 eggs/week	1.23 (0.98-1.48)	1.34 (1.23-1.46)	1.05 (0.76-1.35)	1.13 (0.98-1.28)

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Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking, alcohol intake, exercise, and DASH score (continuous)