Table 2 |
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Hazard ratios (95% CI) for atrial fibrillation according to nut consumption in Physicians' Health Study |
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Nut intake |
Cases/person- years |
Crude incidence rate (1,000 person-years) |
Hazards Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) |
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Unadjusted |
Age adjusted* |
Model 1** |
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Rarely/Never |
644/84926 |
7.6 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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1-3/month |
1170/157704 |
7.4 |
0.97 (0.88 - 1.06) |
1.01 (0.92 - 1.12) |
1.00 (0.90 - 1.11) |
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1/week |
842/102290 |
8.2 |
1.07 (0.97 - 1.19) |
1.12 (1.01 - 1.24) |
1.09 (0.97 - 1.21) |
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2-6/week |
587/74642 |
7.9 |
1.03 (0.92 - 1.15) |
1.05 (0.94 - 1.18) |
1.07 (0.95 - 1.21) |
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≥ 7/week |
74/10865 |
6.8 |
0.90 (0.71 - 1.14) |
0.88 (0.69 - 1.12) |
0.91 (0.70 - 1.17) |
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P for trend |
0.41 |
0.33 |
0.26 |
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*Age as ordinal variable Adjusted for age (< 45, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+ y) **Adjusted for Age (< 45, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+ y), body mass index (< 25, 25-29.9, and 30+ kg/m2), aspirin, beta-carotene, physical activity (1 or more times per week vs. < 1 per week), smoking (never, past and current smokers), cereal servings per week (≤ 1, 2-6, ≥ 7), fruit/vegetable servings per week (continuous), alcohol consumption (none, monthly, weekly, daily), history of hypertension, history of hypercholesterolemia and history of diabetes |
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Khawaja et al. Nutrition Journal 2012 11:17 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-11-17 |
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