Mortality ratios (95% confidence intervals) for all countries (stratified by country) by category of modified Mediterranean diet score in 74 607 participants in EPIC-elderly study
| Fully adjusted mortality ratio* | No of deaths | Mean score (95% CI) | Diet score 4-5† | P value for heterogeneity | Diet score 6-9† | P value for heterogeneity | 2 unit increment | P value for heterogeneity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-calibrated: | ||||||||
| Fixed effects | 4047 | 4.33 (4.31 to 4.34) | 0.91 (0.85 to 0.98) | 0.075 | 0.83 (0.75 to 0.93) | 0.658 | 0.92 (0.88 to 0.96) | 0.328 |
| Random effects | 4.33 (4.31 to 4.34) | 0.95 (0.85 to 1.07) | 0.83 (0.75 to 0.93) | 0.92 (0.88 to 0.97) | ||||
| Calibrated: | ||||||||
| Fixed effects | 4047 | 4.45 (4.44 to 4.46) | 0.93 (0.87 to 1.01) | 0.742 | 0.91 (0.82 to 1.01) | 0.376 | 0.93 (0.89 to 0.98) | 0.091 |
| Random effects | 4.45 (4.44 to 4.46) | 0.93 (0.87 to 1.01) | 0.91 (0.82 to 1.02) | 0.93 (0.88 to 0.99) |
EPIC=European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition.
↵* Adjusted for sex, age (60-64, 65-69, 70-74, and ≷75, categorically), diabetes mellitus at baseline (yes, no), waist to hip ratio (in ordered fifths), body mass index (in ordered fifths), educational achievement (none or primary school, technical school, secondary school, university degree, categorically), smoking status (never, former, and four categories of current smoker (cigarettes per day): 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, and >30, ordered), physical activity at work (retired or sedentary occupation, standing occupation, manual work, and heavy manual work, categorically), physical activity at leisure (in centre and sex specific thirds, categorically), consumption of potatoes (continuously), consumption of eggs (continuously), consumption of sugar and confectionery (continuously), and total energy intake (in ordered fifths).
↵† Reference category diet score 0-3.