Association between portions of fruit and vegetables consumed and risk of death from any cause
| Model | Portions of fruit and vegetables consumed in the previous day HRs (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0<1* | 1<3 | 3<5 | 5<7 | 7+ | |
| Model 1† | 1 | 0.84 (0.77 to 0.92) | 0.71 (0.65 to 0.77) | 0.63 (0.56 to 0.70) | 0.60 (0.52 to 0.69) |
| Model 2‡ | 1 | 0.88 (0.80 to 0.95) | 0.76 (0.69 to 0.83) | 0.70 (0.63 to 0.79) | 0.67 (0.58 to 0.78) |
| Model 2 excluding deaths within a year (n=84 894; D=3753)§ | 1 | 0.86 (0.79 to 0.95) | 0.71 (0.63 to 0.81) | 0.64 (0.53 to 0.76) | 0.58 (0.46 to 0.71) |
| Model 2, never-smokers only (n=43 973; D=1530)§ | 1 | 0.94 (0.80 to 1.10) | 0.76 (0.64 to 0.90) | 0.72 (0.60 to 0.88) | 0.77 (0.61 to 0.97) |
| Model 2, physical activity years only (n=42 857; D=2269)§ | 1 | 0.83 (0.74 to 0.94) | 0.68 (0.58 to 0.80) | 0.61 (0.48 to 0.76) | 0.55 (0.41 to 0.73) |
| Model 2, overweight and obese only (n=38 262; D=2143)§ | 1 | 0.86 (0.76 to 0.98) | 0.73 (0.64 to 0.84) | 0.63 (0.54 to 0.74) | 0.63 (0.52 to 0.77) |
| Model 2, normal weight only (n=15 970; D=968)§ | 1 | 0.93 (0.77 to 1.11) | 0.77 (0.63 to 0.93) | 0.70 (0.55 to 0.89) | 0.52 (0.37 to 0.72) |
*Reference category.
†Model 1: Adjusted for sex, age-group, cigarette smoking and social class.
‡Model 2: Adjusted for sex, age-group, cigarette smoking, social class, BMI, education, physical activity and alcohol intake.
§(n) Number of study participants; (D) Number of deaths.