Table 3 Associations of dietary cholesterol intake and egg consumption with cardiovascular mortality.

From: Dietary cholesterol intake and egg consumption in relation to all-cause and cardiovascular mortality after stroke

 

Death/Pearson-years

Unadjusted Model

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

HR (95% CI)

P-value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

HR (95% CI)

P-value

Dietary cholesterol intake

Per 100-mg/1000 kcal/day increase

 

1.13 (1.01–1.26)

0.027

1.09 (0.98–1.21)

0.12

1.14 (1.01–1.30)

0.042

1.15 (1.00–1.31)

0.043

Quartiles

Q1: ≤ 78.0 mg/1000 kcal/day

51/2391.0

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Q2: 78.1–116.5 mg/1000 kcal/day

57/2531.6

1.15 (0.74–1.79)

0.53

1.15 (0.74–1.81)

0.53

1.30 (0.77–2.22)

0.33

1.33 (0.76–2.34)

0.32

Q3: 116.6–200.9 mg/1000 kcal/day

60/2475.8

1.12 (0.71–1.77)

0.62

1.12 (0.63–1.98)

0.70

1.30 (0.66–2.56)

0.44

1.20 (0.62–2.31)

0.59

Q4: ≥ 201.0 mg/1000 kcal/day

62/2471.1

1.39 (0.90–2.15)

0.14

1.43 (0.96–2.13)

0.082

1.78 (0.98–3.24)

0.058

1.80 (0.98–3.60)

0.059

P for trend

 

0.18

 

0.14

 

0.079

 

0.082

 

Egg consumption

≤ 1 egg/day

189/8334.9

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

> 1 egg/day

41/1534.6

1.13 (0.75–1.69)

0.56

1.33 (0.86–2.05)

0.20

1.35 (0.88–2.08)

0.17

1.47 (0.93–2.31)

0.10

  1. Model 1was adjusted for age, sex, race, education level, marital status, and PIR;.
  2. Model 2 was further adjusted for energy, protein, SFA, MUFA, PUFA, and sodium intakes;.
  3. Model 3 was further adjusted for BMI, serum creatinine, smoking, drinking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, cancer, and statin therapy.
  4. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.
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