Dietary inflammatory index and risk of first myocardial infarction; a prospective population-based study

Nutrition Journal

Table 2 The association between the dietary inflammatory index and first myocardial infarction for men and women^a

	Q1	Q2		Q3		Q4		P trend^b
Men
Cases/controls (n)	210/1056	261/1058		242/1057		344/1056
Range DII score	–4.16 – -0.25	–0.25 – 1.05		1.05 – 2.16		2.16 – 4.72
	OR	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Energy-adjusted^c	ref	1.22	0.98–1.51	1.12	0.88–1.42	1.57	1.21–2.02	0.018
Multivariable^d	ref	1.20	0.95–1.53	1.13	0.87–1.45	1.50	1.14–1.99	0.097
Women
Cases/controls (n)	75/332	90/332		72/332		95/332
Range DII score	–3.86 – 0.00	0.00 – 1.29		1.29 – 2.31		2.31 – 4.31
	OR	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Energy-adjusted^c	ref	1.09	0.75–1.58	0.82	0.54–1.23	1.01	0.65–1.56	0.423
Multivariable^d	ref	1.05	0.69–1.59	0.82	0.51–1.30	0.83	0.50–1.36	0.088

Q quartile of DII, DII Dietary inflammatory index, ref reference
^aConditional logistic regression models presented with odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI)
^b P for trend when DII used as a continuous variable
^cAdjusted for total energy intake in kcal/day
^dAdjusted for total energy intake, body mass index, physical activity, systolic blood pressure, total serum cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and postsecondary academic education

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