Table 3.

Associations of adherence to DASH and Mediterranean diet with all-cause and CV mortality.

	Adjusted HR (95% CI)a	P	P for interaction
All-cause mortality
DASH score (>2 vs. ≤ 2)
Overall population	0.93 (0.82–1.05)	0.215
Normal glucose tolerance	1.02 (0.83–1.24)	0.874	0.168
Prediabetes	0.86 (0.71–1.03)	0.103
Diabetes	0.86 (0.71–1.05)	0.147
aMED (>3 vs. ≤ 3)
Overall population	0.74 (0.66–0.83)	<0.001
Normal glucose tolerance	0.75 (0.63–0.89)	0.002	0.777
Prediabetes	0.71 (0.59–0.86)	<0.001
Diabetes	0.82 (0.66–1.03)	0.092
CV mortality
DASH score (>2 vs. ≤ 2)
Overall population	1.00 (0.78–1.28)	0.995
Normal glucose tolerance	1.17 (0.77–1.78)	0.452	0.350
Prediabetes	0.91 (0.58–1.44)	0.694
Diabetes	0.88 (0.57–1.37)	0.569
aMED (>3 vs. ≤ 3)
Overall population	0.81 (0.61–1.07)	0.135
Normal glucose tolerance	0.73 (0.50–1.09)	0.121	0.329
Prediabetes	0.76 (0.52–1.11)	0.152
Diabetes	1.06 (0.67–1.67)	0.807

aMED, alternative Mediterranean Diet Index; CV, cardiovascular; DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.

^aAdjusted for age, sex, race, body mass index, history of hypertension, smoking, total cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, and daily energy intake.