Table 3 Subgroup analysis for the association between dietary selenium intake and the risk of CVD.

From: Association between dietary selenium intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease in US adults: a population-based study

Subgroup

OR (95%CI)

P for trend

P for interaction

Sex

  

0.111

Female (N = 20,317)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.687 (0.577, 0.819)

 < 0.0001

 

Tertile 3

0.734 (0.530, 1.017)

0.063

 

Male

(N = 19,055)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.959 (0.793, 1.160)

0.663

 

Tertile 3

1.063 (0.819, 1.380)

0.642

 

Age

  

0.203

 < 60

(N = 26,185)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.763 (0.613, 0.948)

0.015

 

Tertile 3

0.811 (0.594, 1.107)

0.185

 

 >  = 60

(N = 13,187)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.841 (0.724, 0.976)

0.023

 

Tertile 3

0.924 (0.728, 1.173)

0.511

 

BMI

  

0.807

Normal weight

(N = 11,832)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.884 (0.641,1.221)

0.451

 

Tertile 3

0.946 (0.658, 1.361)

0.764

 

Overweight

(N = 12,822)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.847 (0.655, 1.095)

0.202

 

Tertile 3

0.911 (0.682, 1.216)

0.521

 

Obesity

(N = 14,718)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.743 (0.601, 0.919)

0.007

 

Tertile 3

0.839 (0.633, 1.112)

0.218

 

DM

  

0.859

Yes

(N = 7039)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.768 (0.615, 0.960)

0.021

 

Tertile 3

0.854 (0.633, 1.153)

0.300

 

No

(N = 32,333)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.838 (0.699, 1.005)

0.057

 

Tertile 3

0.915 (0.721, 1.162)

0.462

 

Hypertension

  

0.127

Yes

(N = 16,638)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.757 (0.657, 0.873)

 < 0.001

 

Tertile 3

0.868 (0.679, 1.111)

0.258

 

No

(N = 22,734)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.985 (0.745, 1.303)

0.916

 

Tertile 3

0.957 (0.674, 1.360)

0.806

 

Alcohol use

  

0.759

Yes

(N = 29,936)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.830 (0.696, 0.991)

0.039

 

Tertile 3

0.924 (0.730, 1.171)

0.511

 

No

(N = 9436)

Tertile 1

Reference

Reference

 

Tertile 2

0.762 (0.586, 0.992)

0.043

 

Tertile 3

0.819 (0.554, 1.211)

0.314

 
  1. Bold means the result is of statistical significance.