Table 4 Risk of diverticulosis according to fruit consumption by strata
Stratum | < 5 times/week | 5–7 times/week | > 1 time/day | P for interaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fruit | ||||
Age | 0.055 | |||
< 60 years | ||||
No. of cases | 35/93 | 15/60 | 7/51 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.66 (0.36–1.21) | 0.36 (0.16–0.80) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.62 (0.33–1.15) | 0.33 (0.14–0.81) | |
≥60 years | ||||
No. of cases | 67/107 | 54/92 | 40/88 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.92 (0.64–1.31) | 0.72 (0.49–1.06) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.92 (0.63–1.36) | 0.77 (0.51–1.17) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.317 | |||
< 25 | ||||
No. of cases | 29/63 | 22/57 | 15/62 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.75 (0.43–1.30) | 0.49 (0.26–0.92) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.75 (0.41–1.37) | 0.57 (0.29–1.09) | |
≥25 | ||||
No. of cases | 73/137 | 47/95 | 32/77 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.89 (0.61–1.28) | 0.72 (0.47–1.09) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.85 (0.58–1.26) | 0.70 (0.45–1.09) | |
Smoking | 0.473 | |||
Current or past | ||||
No. of cases | 39/60 | 20/37 | 17/41 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.95 (0.58–1.54) | 0.69 (0.42–1.14) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.91 (0.55–1.51) | 0.72 (0.42–1.23) | |
Never | ||||
No. of cases | 45/97 | 32/80 | 12/60 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.77 (0.51–1.15) | 0.55 (0.34–0.90) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.74 (0.48–1.14) | 0.58 (0.35–0.97) | |
Red Meat Intake | 0.925 | |||
< 2 times/week | ||||
No. of cases | 35/67 | 19/39 | 12/47 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.92 (0.57–1.52) | 0.65 (0.39–1.09) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.83 (0.49–1.41) | 0.68 (0.39–1.17) | |
≥2 times/week | ||||
No. of cases | 45/79 | 31/75 | 18/52 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.71 (0.47–1.08) | 0.63 (0.39–1.02) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.72 (0.47–1.12) | 0.65 (0.39–1.09) | |