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. 2023 Feb 15;15(4):976. doi: 10.3390/nu15040976

Table 5.

Hazard ratios of cancer mortality by quartiles of dietary flavonoid intake.

Flavonoid Intake Quartiles
1Q 2Q p for 1Q vs. 2Q 3Q p for 1Q vs. 3Q 4Q p for 1Q vs. 4Q HR (95%CI) p for Trend
Total flavonoid (mg/day) ≦24.31 24.31–64.05 64.05–217.38 >217.38
Model 1 (unadjusted) 1 1.15 (0.71, 1.88) 0.57 0.76 (0.47, 1.22) 0.26 0.74 (0.49, 1.11) 0.14 0.88 (0.78, 0.99) 0.03
Model 2 (adjusted for age, ethnicity, and gender) 1 0.97 (0.61, 1.55) 0.91 0.54 (0.33, 0.89) 0.02 0.60 (0.40, 0.91) 0.03 0.81 (0.71, 0.92) <0.01
Model 3 (multivariate) 1 1.16 (0.74, 1.81) 0.52 0.73 (0.45, 1.17) 0.19 0.76 (0.48, 1.20) 0.24 0.88 (0.76, 1.02) 0.10
Total flavones (mg/day) ≦0.18 0.18–0.51 0.51–1.09 >1.09
Model 1 (unadjusted) 1 0.52 (0.33, 0.82) 0.01 0.67 (0.45, 0.97) 0.04 0.79 (0.52, 1.21) 0.28 0.95 (0.81, 1.11) 0.52
Model 2 (adjusted for age, ethnicity, and gender) 1 0.46 (0.28, 0.74) 0.001 0.58 (0.39, 0.86) 0.01 0.69 (0.46, 1.05) 0.08 0.91 (0.78, 1.07) 0.26
Model 3 (multivariate) 1 0.48 (0.26, 0.87) 0.02 0.72 (0.47, 1.10) 0.12 1.02 (0.62, 1.67) 0.94 1.04 (0.88, 1.24) 0.63
Total anthocyanidins (mg/day) ≦0.11 0.11–2.02 2.02–10.78 >10.78
Model 1 (unadjusted) 1 0.89 (0.57, 1.39) 0.60 0.91 (0.60, 1.37) 0.64 0.72 (0.44, 1.19) 0.20 0.91 (0.78, 1.06) 0.22
Model 2 (adjusted for age, ethnicity, and gender) 1 0.74 (0.47, 1.18) 0.21 0.65 (0.42, 1.02) 0.06 0.46 (0.27, 0.79) <0.01 0.78 (0.66, 0.92) <0.01
Model 3 (multivariate) 1 0.86 (0.49, 1.50) 0.60 0.82 (0.48, 1.39) 0.46 0.63 (0.32, 1.23) 0.18 0.87 (0.71, 1.06) 0.17
Total flavanones (mg/day) ≦0.06 0.06–0.61 0.61–18.93 >18.93
Model 1 (unadjusted) 1 0.90 (0.59, 1.36) 0.61 0.79 (0.50, 1.25) 0.319 1.01 (0.68, 1.50) 0.97 0.99 (0.86, 1.14) 0.90
Model 2 (adjusted for age, ethnicity, and gender) 1 0.89 (0.58, 1.36) 0.58 0.72 (0.46, 1.14) 0.16 0.74 (0.48, 1.12) 0.16 0.89 (0.78, 1.03) 0.13
Model 3 (multivariate) 1 1.23 (0.73, 2.07) 0.44 1.06 (0.66, 1.73) 0.80 1.02 (0.65, 1.59) 0.93 0.99 (0.86, 1.13) 0.88
Total flavonol (mg/day) ≦6.82 6.82–12.56 12.56–22.11 >22.11
Model 1 (unadjusted) 1 0.60 (0.41, 0.88) 0.01 0.63 (0.39, 1.05) 0.08 0.53 (0.34, 0.83) 0.01 0.83 (0.70, 0.97) 0.02
Model 2 (adjusted for age, ethnicity, and gender) 1 0.56 (0.39, 0.79) 0.001 0.59 (0.37, 0.93) 0.03 0.51 (0.33, 0.81) <0.01 0.82 (0.69, 0.96) 0.02
Model 3 (multivariate) 1 0.58 (0.36, 0.91) 0.02 0.55 (0.31, 0.96) 0.04 0.54 (0.30, 0.99) 0.05 0.82 (0.67, 1.02) 0.08
Total Flavan–3–ols (mg/day) ≦4.92 4.92–15.43 15.43–154.30 >154.30
Model 1 (unadjusted) 1 0.88 (0.60, 1.30) 0.53 0.90 (0.56, 1.46) 0.68 0.71 (0.47, 1.08) 0.11 0.90 (0.79, 1.03) 0.13
Model 2 (adjusted for age, ethnicity, and gender) 1 0.71 (0.48, 1.05) 0.09 0.66 (0.42, 1.03) 0.07 0.57 (0.38, 0.86) 0.01 0.84 (0.73, 0.96) 0.01
Model 3 (multivariate) 1 0.82 (0.53, 1.27) 0.38 0.79 (0.48, 1.31) 0.36 0.68 (0.42, 1.12) 0.13 0.89 (0.76, 1.04) 0.15
Subtotal Catechins (mg/day) ≦4.78 4.78–14.49 14.49–63.83 >63.83
Model 1 (unadjusted) 1 0.89 (0.60, 1.32) 0.55 0.83 (0.51, 1.36) 0.46 0.74 (0.49, 1.11) 0.14 0.91 (0.80, 1.03) 0.14
Model 2 (adjusted for age, ethnicity, and gender) 1 0.71 (0.47, 1.07) 0.10 0.61 (0.39, 0.97) 0.04 0.59 (0.39, 0.88) 0.011 0.84 (0.74, 0.96) 0.01
Model 3 (multivariate) 1 0.81 (0.51, 1.28) 0.36 0.72 (0.43, 1.21) 0.21 0.71 (0.44, 1.16) 0.18 0.90 (0.76, 1.06) 0.19
Total isoflavones (mg/day) ≦0.01 >0.01
Model 1 (unadjusted) 1 0.74 (0.57, 0.97) 0.03
Model 2 (adjusted for age, ethnicity, and gender) 1 0.81 (0.61, 1.09) 0.16
Model 3 (multivariate) 1 0.93 (0.64, 1.35) 0.70