Association between fruit and vegetable consumption and cancer or CVD-specific mortality
| Model | Portions of fruit and vegetables consumed in the previous day HRs (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0−<1* | 1−<3 | 3−<5 | 5−<7 | 7+ | |
| Cancer | |||||
| Number of participants (deaths) | 10 607 (169) | 28 805 (485) | 24 968 (400) | 13 082 (187) | 7885 (95) |
| Model 1† | 1 | 0.87 (0.75 to 1.02) | 0.78 (0.66 to 0.92) | 0.71 (0.58 to 0.86) | 0.70 (0.55 to 0.90) |
| Model 2‡ | 1 | 0.89 (0.76 to 1.04) | 0.81 (0.69 to 0.95) | 0.75 (0.62 to 0.91) | 0.75 (0.59 to 0.96) |
| CVD | |||||
| Number of participants (deaths) | 10 607 (189) | 28 805 (553) | 24 968 (449) | 13 082 (208) | 7885 (83) |
| Model 1† | 1 | 0.88 (0.77 to 1.03) | 0.78 (0.66 to 0.91) | 0.74 (0.61 to 0.89) | 0.63 (0.49 to 0.80) |
| Model 2‡ | 1 | 0.91 (0.78 to 1.05) | 0.82 (0.70 to 0.95) | 0.80 (0.66 to 0.96) | 0.69 (0.53 to 0.88) |
*Reference category.
†Adjusted for age-group, sex, social class, cigarette smoking and BMI.
‡Adjusted for age-group, sex, social class, cigarette smoking, BMI and additionally adjusted for physical activity, education and alcohol intake.
CVD, cardiovascular disease.