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. 2021 Nov 24;8:779034. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.779034

Table 2.

Association between dairy product intake and mortality.

Intake categories
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 P-trend
Non-fermented milk Intake 0–200 200–400 400–600 600–800 800-−1,000 >1,000
N/deaths 11,655/2,853 8,011/2221 4,155/1,277 1,482/484 495/161 392/160
PY/deaths per 1,000 PY 22,0034/13.0 149,717/14.8 76,601/16.7 26,864/18.0 9,057/17.8 6,716/23.8
HR (basic model) 1.00 1.03 (0.97–1.09) 1.11 (1.04–1.19) 1.22 (1.10–1.34) 1.26 (1.07–1.48) 1.78 (1.52–2.09) <0.001
HR (full model) 1.00 1.00 (0.94–1.05) 1.05 (0.98–1.12) 1.08 (0.98–1.20) 1.09 (0.93–1.29) 1.34 (1.14–1.59) 0.002
HR (energy-adjusted values) 1.00 0.99 (0.94–1.05) 1.07 (1.00–1.15) 1.12 (1.00–1.26) 1.18 (0.99–1.40) 1.34 (1.09–1.66) <0.001
Fermented milk Intake 0 0–100 100–200 200–300 >300
N/deaths 9,102/2,896 7,940/1,960 5,728/1,446 2,364/601 1,056/253
PY/deaths per 1,000 PY 166,162/17.4 149,226/13.1 108,745/13.3 44,894/13.4 19,962/12.7
HR (basic model) 1.00 0.88 (0.83–0.93) 0.82 (0.77–0.88) 0.82 (0.75–0.90) 0.79 (0.69–0.89) <0.001
HR (full model) 1.00 0.95 (0.89–1.00) 0.93 (0.87–0.99) 0.93 (0.85–1.02) 0.90 (0.79–1.03) 0.009
HR (energy-adjusted values) 1.00 0.93 (0.88–0.99) 0.94 (0.88–1.00) 0.95 (0.87–1.04) 0.90 (0.79–1.03) 0.03
Cheese Intake 0–20 20–40 40–60 60–80 80–100 >100
N/deaths 6,211/2,094 8,470/2,367 5,885/1,451 2,919/675 1,469/312 1,236/257
PY/deaths per 1,000 PY 112,758/18.6 157,667/15.0 111,316/13.0 55,428/12.2 28,243/11.0 23,578/10.9
HR (basic model) 1.00 0.88 (0.83–0.93) 0.83 (0.78–0.89) 0.85 (0.78–0.93) 0.79 (0.70–0.89) 0.82 (0.72–0.93) <0.001
HR (full model) 1.00 0.92 (0.86–0.97) 0.87 (0.81–0.94) 0.89 (0.81–0.97) 0.81 (0.72–0.92) 0.83 (0.72–0.95) <0.001
HR (energy-adjusted values) 1.00 0.94 (0.88–1.00) 0.90 (0.84–0.96) 0.90 (0.82–0.98) 0.83 (0.73–0.95) 0.82 (0.70–0.95) <0.001
Cream Intake 0–10 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 >50
N/deaths 12,483/3,421 6,929/1,785 3,405/931 1,624/451 831/268 918/300
PY/deaths per 1,000 PY 232,035/14.7 129,572/13.8 63,810/14.6 30,701/14.7 15,587/17.2 17,285/17.4
HR (basic model) 1.00 0.89 (0.84–0.94) 0.87 (0.81–0.94) 0.86 (0.78–0.94) 0.98 (0.86–1.11) 0.95 (0.84–1.07) 0.005
HR (full model) 1.00 0.93 (0.88–0.98) 0.92 (0.85–0.99) 0.89 (0.80–0.98) 1.00 (0.88–1.14) 0.96 (0.85–1.08) 0.07
HR (energy-adjusted values) 1.00 0.93 (0.88–0.99) 0.88 (0.81–0.96) 0.97 (0.87–1.08) 0.87 (0.74–1.01) 1.08 (0.94–1.24) 0.10
Butter Intake 0 0–10 10–20 20–30 30–40 40–50 >50
N/deaths 14,826/4,034 3,671/858 2,185/555 1,780/508 1,349/418 768/220 1,611/563
PY/deaths per 1,000 PY 278,026/14.5 69,470/12.4 40,625/13.7 33,069/15.4 24,672/16.9 14,150/15.5 28,977/19.4
HR (basic model) 1.00 0.95 (0.88–1.02) 1.03 (0.94–1.13) 1.15 (1.05–1.26) 1.16 (1.05–1.29) 1.00 (0.87–1.14) 1.21 (1.11–1.33) <0.001
HR (full model) 1.00 0.98 (0.91–1.06) 1.00 (0.91–1.09) 1.08 (0.98–1.18) 1.05 (0.95–1.17) 0.90 (0.78–1.03) 1.04 (0.95–1.14) 0.46
HR (energy-adjusted values) 1.00 0.96 (0.88–1.04) 1.00 (0.92–1.09) 1.02 (0.94–1.11) 1.12 (1.02–1.23) 0.98 (0.86–1.10) 0.99 (0.89–1.10) 0.39

Basic model was adjusted for age, sex; Full model was adjusted for age, sex, method, season, energy, BMI, education, physical activity, smoking, alcohol habits, and diet (fruit and vegetables, meat, fiber, sugar-sweetened beverages). The individuals were categorized based on their energy-adjusted intake values (using the residual method) with standardized intakes at the median energy intake in this population (9.55 MJ). PY, person years of follow-up.