Fig. 4: The association between dietary scores and the risk of digestive disorders.

AEDII, Anti-Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index; AHEI-2010, Alternate Healthy Eating Index-2010; AMED, Alternate Mediterranean Diet score; CI, confidence interval; HPDI, Healthful Plant-based Diet Index. The incidence refers to the number of event cases per 1000 person-years. Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to examine associations of each of the four dietary scores with the risk of individual digestive disorders. Model 1 was adjusted for age, sex, and total energy intake; Model 2 was adjusted for Model 1 plus ethnicity, education, income, BMI, smoking, sleep, physical activity, and GRS for longevity. Dietary scores were analyzed as continuous variables (each quintile increment). The vertical dash lines represent the hazard ratio of 1. Squares represent the hazard ratios (black color for AMED, orange color for AEDII, blue color for AHEI-2010, and green color for HPDI). Horizontal lines indicate the range of the 95% confidence interval. *Indicates a significant association through two-sided statistical tests while controlling for FDR.