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Table 3 Hazard rate ratios (and 95% CI) for CHD across quartiles of dietary intakes among 14,430 participants in the ARIC Study.

From: Usual choline and betaine dietary intake and incident coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

 

Quartile (Q) of dietary intake

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

 

(N = 3607)

(N = 3608)

(N = 3608)

(N = 3607)

Choline

<217 mg/d

217–283 mg/d

283–363 mg/d

>363 mg/d

Model #1*

Referent

0.89 (0.73, 1.08)

1.11 (0.90, 1.38)

1.22 (0.91, 1.64)

Model #2†

Referent

0.84 (0.69, 1.03)

1.03 (0.82, 1.29)

1.05 (0.76, 1.45)

Model #3‡

Referent

0.93 (0.76, 1.13)

1.10 (0.87, 1.37)

1.09 (0.79, 1.50)

Total choline

<298 mg/d

298–384 mg/d

384–486 mg/d

>486 mg/d

Model #1

Referent

0.91 (0.75, 1.10)

1.07 (0.86, 1.33)

1.14 (0.85, 1.53)

Model #2

Referent

0.87 (0.72, 1.05)

1.01 (0.81, 1.26)

0.99 (0.73, 1.35)

Model #3‡

Referent

0.86 (0.67, 1.11)

1.21 (0.97, 1.52)

1.14 (0.83, 1.56)

  1. *In models #1, adjustment was made for age, sex, education, total energy intake, and dietary folate, methionine and vitamin B6.
  2. †In models #2, adjustment was made for all of the above plus race, diabetes status, ARIC field center, menopausal status and dietary cholesterol.
  3. ‡In models #3, adjustment was made for all of the variables listed in models #2 plus dietary intake of saturated fatty acids, animal fat, dietary fiber and animal protein.
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

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