Dietary patterns associated with fall-related fracture in elderly Japanese: a population based prospective study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Hazard ratio (95%CI) of fall-related fracture in each dietary pattern.

				(3403.8 year*person)
	T1 (unconfirmed)	T2 (moderately confirmed)	T3 (confirmed)	p for trend
The Vegetable pattern
Model 1 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	1.13 (0.38-3.36)	2.67 (1.03-6.90)	0.025
Model 2 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	1.11 (0.37-3.31)	2.66 (1.03-6.87)	0.025
Model 3 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	1.12 (0.37-3.39)	2.64 (0.93-7.47)	0.044
Model 4 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	1.10 (0.36-3.34)	2.62 (0.93-7.41)	0.044
The Meat pattern
Model 1 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	0.43 (0.17-1.10)	0.58 (0.23-1.47)	0.211
Model 2 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	0.43 (0.17-1.12)	0.58 (0.23-1.47)	0.212
Model 3 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	0.36 (0.13-0.94)	0.36 (0.12-1.06)	0.056
Model 4 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	0.36 (0.14-0.96)	0.36 (0.12-1.06)	0.057
The Traditional Japanese pattern
Model 1 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	0.79 (0.33-1.91)	0.80 (0.28-2.28)	0.646
Model 2 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	0.81 (0.33-1.96)	0.81 (0.29-2.30)	0.661
Model 3 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	0.75 (0.31-1.81)	0.75 (0.26-2.17)	0.561
Model 4 Hazard Ratio	1.00 (Reference)	0.77 (0.32-1.86)	0.76 (0.26-2.19)	0.579

Analysis by Cox proportional hazards model
Model 1: Adjusted by age, gender and BMI
Model 2: Adjusted by Model 1 variable and experience of falls in previous 6 month
Model 3: Adjusted by age, gender, BMI and Energy intake
Model 4: Adjusted by Model 3 variable and experience of falls in previous 6 month
Data in bold are p < 0.05

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