Table 3

Estimates of relative risk and 95% CIs of CHD according to quartiles of pasta meal intake

Energy-adjusted residual total pasta meal intake quartilesP value for trend
Q1Q2Q3Q4
Cases (n)106310611047861
Person-years303 901.7309 179.7315 659.0320 927.2
HR (95% CI)
Model 1*1.001.01 (0.93 to 1.10)1.03 (0.95 to 1.12)0.95 (0.86 to 1.03)0.207
Model 2†1.001.02 (0.93 to 1.11)1.04 (0.95 to 1.14)0.94 (0.86 to 1.03)0.152
Model 3‡1.000.99 (0.90 to 1.09)1.02 (0.93 to 1.12)0.91 (0.83 to 1.00)0.058
Pasta/100 GL ratio quartilesP value for trend
Q1Q2Q3Q4
HR (95% CI)
Model 1*1.001.02 (0.94 to 1.12)1.00 (0.92 to 1.09)1.00 (0.92 to 1.10)0.868
Model 2†1.001.01 (0.92 to 1.10)0.96 (0.88 to 1.05)0.94 (0.86 to 1.03)0.132
Model 3‡1.000.99 (0.90 to 1.08)0.97 (0.89 to 1.07)0.94 (0.85 to 1.03)0.165
Pasta/1000 kcal energy ratio quartilesP value for trend
Q1Q2Q3Q4
HR (95% CI)
Model 1*1.001.03 (0.95 to 1.12)0.98 (0.90 to 1.07)0.95 (0.87 to 1.04)0.170
Model 2†1.001.02 (0.94 to 1.11)0.97 (0.89 to 1.06)0.93 (0.89 to 1.06)0.070
Model 3‡1.001.04 (0.95 to 1.14)0.98 (0.90 to 1.08)0.93 (0.84 to 1.02)0.041
  • *Model 1 adjusted for age, race, region and study indicators.

  • †Model 2 adjusted for age, race, region, study indicators, body mass index (BMI), total energy intake and per cent energy from carbohydrates.

  • ‡Model 3 adjusted for age, race, region, study indicators, BMI, total energy intake, per cent energy from carbohydrates, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, Healthy Eating Index (HEI) 2005 and family history of CHD.

  • CHD, coronary heart disease; GL, glycaemic load.