Table 3 Hazard ratio (95% CI) of gestational diabetes by tertiles of red and processed meat intake (n = 635).

From: Consumption of red and processed meat during early pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective birth cohort study

Tertile

Tertile 1

Tertile 2

Tertile 3

Red and processed meat (g/d)

0–8.22

8.55–14.14

14.25–90

Participants//cases

212/17

213/34

210/29

Person-week

7882

7600

7699

Unadjusted HR and 95%CI

1.0

1.64 (0.90, 2.99)

2.13 (1.19, 3.82)

Multivariable-adjusted HR

1.0

1.37 (0.74, 2.52)

1.92 (1.06, 3.49)

P-value

0.319

0.032

Red meat (g/d)

0–4

4–13

13–90

Participants//cases

212/22

211/28

212/30

Person-week

8034

7992

7776

Unadjusted HR and 95%CI

1

1.21 (0.71, 2.09)

1.81 (1.04, 3.15)

Multivariable-adjusted HR

1

0.97 (0.56, 1.67)

1.52 (0.85, 2.72)

P-value

0.814

0.039

Processed meat (g/d)

0

0.1–2.9

3.3–31.1

Participants//cases

386/29

124/21

125/16

Person-week

14,590

4388

4203

Unadjusted HR and 95%CI

1

1.54 (0.92, 2.60)

1.16 (0.65, 2.05)

Multivariable adjusted HR

1

1.56 (0.92, 2.65)

1.31 (0.73, 2.34)

P-value

0.102

0.364

  1. P value was obtained by cox regression analysis, adjusted for age, having job with income, pre-pregnancy body mass index, history of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, pregnancy hypertension, order of pregnancy, nausea during current pregnancy, multivitamin use during current pregnancy, physical activities, weight gain during current pregnancy and total energy intake.
  2. HR hazard ratio.