Extended Data Table 6 Associations between cumulative average dietary patterns and risk of major chronic disease using the same reference group

From: Optimal dietary patterns for prevention of chronic disease

  1. Participants who were in the highest quintile of each dietary pattern were compared with those who were never in the highest quintile of any pattern. Analyses were stratified by age (in month), calendar year and cohort. MV model: adjusted for family history of diabetes (yes or no), family history of cancer (yes or no), family history of CVD (yes or no), physical activity (<3.0, 3.0–8.9, 9.0–17.9, 18.0–26.9, 27.0–41.9 or ≥42 MET-h per week), cigarette smoking status (never, former quitting ≥10 years, former quitting <10 years, current), cigarette smoking pack-years (0, 1–4, 5–14, 15–24 or ≥25 pack-years), multivitamin use (yes or no), regular aspirin use (yes or no), regular NSAID use (yes or no), postmenopausal hormone use (premenopausal, never, former or current use) for women and total energy intake (quintiles). For DASH, hPDI and DRRD, alcohol consumption (<5.0, 5.0–14.9 or ≥15.0 g d−1) was additionally adjusted for.
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