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. 2022 Jan 27;8:813851. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.813851

Table 3.

Hazard ratios for boiled potato intake and French fries in relation to CVD, all-cause, IHD, stroke mortality, and T2DM incidence in 3,401 patients from the Alpha Omega Cohorta.

Energy-adjusted boiled potato intake French fries
Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3 Per 50 g increment Non-consumer Consumer (n = 1,622)
(n = 1,133) (n = 1,134) (n = 1,134) (n = 1,779)
<90.3 g/d 90.3–129.2 g/d >129.2 g/d
Median (IQR) potato intake, g/d 45 (29–57) 90 (80–99) 133 (119–153) 90 (58–119) 0 6.2 (3.5–13.3)
CVD mortality
Person-years 13,002 13,260 12,724 38,987 19,882 19,104
Cases 212 213 216 641 377 264
Model 1b, c 1.00 0.96 (0.79, 1.16) 0.99 (0.81, 1.20) 1.00 (0.92, 1.09) 1.00 0.88 (0.75, 1.04)
Model 2c, d 1.00 0.97 (0.80, 1.18) 0.97 (0.80, 1.19) 1.00 (0.91, 1.08) 1.00 0.90 (0.76, 1.05)
Model 3c, e 1.00 1.02 (0.93, 1.24) 1.03 (0.83, 1.28) 1.03 (0.93, 1.13) 1.00 0.89 (0.74, 1.06)
All-cause mortality
Cases 470 468 538 1,476 868 608
Model 1b, c 1.00 0.95 (0.83, 1.08) 1.11 (0.97, 1.26) 1.08 (1.02, 1.14) 1.00 0.88 (0.79, 0.98)
Model 2c, d 1.00 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) 1.10 (0.96, 1.25) 1.07 (1.01, 1.13) 1.00 0.89 (0.80, 0.99)
Model 3c, e 1.00 0.96 (0.84, 1.09) 1.10 (0.96, 1.25) 1.09 (1.03, 1.16) 1.00 0.88 (0.79, 1.00)
IHD mortality
Cases 134 135 125 394 230 164
Model 1b, c 1.00 0.99 (0.78, 1.26) 0.94 (0.73, 1.20) 0.97 (0.87, 1.08) 1.00 0.90 (0.73, 1.11)
Model 2c, d 1.00 1.01 (0.79, 1.29) 0.93 (0.72, 1.20) 0.97 (0.87, 1.08) 1.00 0.91 (0.74, 1.12)
Model 3c, e 1.00 1.05 (0.82, 1.35) 0.96 (0.73, 1.27) 0.99 (0.88, 1.12) 1.00 0.93 (0.74, 1.16)
Stroke mortality
Cases 38 41 40 119 66 53
Model 1b, c 1.00 1.01 (0.64, 1.58) 0.99 (0.63, 1.57) 0.94 (0.77, 1.15) 1.00 0.98 (0.67, 1.42)
Model 2c, d 1.00 1.05 (0.67, 1.64) 1.01 (0.63, 1.60) 0.94 (0.77, 1.15) 1.00 1.01 (0.69, 1.46)
Model 3c, e 1.00 1.16 (0.73, 1.84) 1.16 (0.70, 1.93) 1.00 (0.80, 1.25) 1.00 0.94 (0.62, 1.41)
T2DM
Person-years 3,628 3,635 3,597 10,860 5,708 5,153
Cases 50 65 71 186 85 101
Model 1b, c 1.00 1.30 (0.90, 1.89) 1.45 (1.00, 2.10) 1.07 (0.92, 1.24) 1.00 1.34 (1.00, 1.81)
Model 2c, f 1.00 1.33 (0.92, 1.94) 1.47 (1.01, 2.14) 1.08 (0.92, 1.25) 1.00 1.34 (0.99, 1.80)
Model 3c, d 1.00 1.39 (0.95, 2.05) 1.60 (1.06, 2.40) 1.11 (0.94, 1.32) 1.00 1.22 (0.87, 1.69)
a

CVD, cardiovascular disease; IHD, ischemic heart disease; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.

b

Adjusted for age, sex, and total energy intake.

c

Values are HRs (95% CIs) obtained from Cox proportional hazards models, using Tertile 1 as reference.

d

Adjusted as in Model 1, plus for education level, smoking, physical activity, and alcohol intake.

e

Adjusted as in Model 2, plus for whole and refined grains, fish, red and processed meat, milk, yogurt and custard, vegetables, fruits, mayonnaise, saturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, sugar-sweetened beverages, sweet and sour snacks and nuts, seeds, and legumes. For boiled potatoes, additionally adjusted for non-boiled potato dishes. For French fries, additionally adjusted for non-fried potato dishes.

f

Adjusted as in Model 1, plus for education level, smoking, physical activity, alcohol intake, and family history of diabetes mellitus.