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. 2022 Dec 16;14(24):5345. doi: 10.3390/nu14245345

Table 3.

Subgroup analyses of the association between quartiles of riboflavin intake and CVD mortality.

Quartiles of Riboflavin Intake
Factors Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 p
Age (years) 0.268
   20–39 1.00 0.28 (0.03–2.52) 0.10 (0.01–1.16) 0.16 (0.04–0.56) 0.008
    40–59 1.00 0.51 (0.14–1.84) 0.35 (0.08–1.53) 0.31 (0.05–1.82) 0.206
    60+ 1.00 1.08 (0.73–1.59) 1.02 (0.64–1.63) 0.66 (0.39–1.11) 0.142
Gender 0.185
    Men 1.00 1.21 (0.62–2.34) 0.75 (0.37–1.53) 0.61 (0.30–1.23) 0.055
    Women 1.00 0.80 (0.46–1.39) 1.01 (0.47–2.18) 0.43 (0.15–1.20) 0.351
Race 0.290
    NH White 1.00 0.92 (0.55–1.54) 0.73 (0.43–1.23) 0.44 (0.23–0.82) 0.008
    NH Black 1.00 0.55 (0.28–1.10) 0.91 (0.41–2.02) 0.90 (0.40–2.03) 0.866
    Mex American 1.00 1.32 (0.33–5.28) 0.97 (0.19–5.06) 1.13 (0.29–4.40) 0.923
    Other race/ethn 1.00 0.71 (0.19–2.73) 0.55 (0.12–2.43) 0.62 (0.09–4.01) 0.582
Smoking 0.541
   Never 1.00 0.89 (0.54–1.49) 0.76 (0.38–1.56) 0.48 (0.21–1.08) 0.108
    Former 1.00 1.14 (0.57–2.25) 1.04 (0.47–2.34) 0.65 (0.28–1.55) 0.314
    Current smoker 1.00 0.64 (0.19–2.09) 0.66 (0.19–2.31) 0.48 (0.13–1.81) 0.312
Alcohol drinking 0.849
    No 1.00 0.93 (0.49–1.78) 0.77 (0.30–1.95) 0.60 (0.23–1.57) 0.308
    Yes 1.00 0.90 (0.49–1.67) 0.65 (0.36–1.18) 0.39 (0.18–0.84) 0.009
   Missing 1.00 0.86 (0.33–2.25) 1.29 (0.40–4.19) 1.19 (0.24–5.95) 0.722
Dietary folate intake (DFE, quartiles) 0.045
   Q1–Q2 1.00 0.95 (0.59–1.53) 1.22 (0.65–2.28) 0.69 (0.30–1.56) 0.940
    Q3–Q4 1.00 0.48 (0.21–1.09) 0.26 (0.11–0.66) 0.20 (0.08–0.50) 0.003

Model adjusted for age, gender, race, physical activity, education, smoking, alcohol drinking, and intake of energy and fat. Stratification variables were not adjusted in the corresponding model. p value from Cox regression analysis of interaction term of the listed variable and riboflavin.