Table 3 Risk of diverticulosis according to vegetables consumption by strata
Stratum | < 5 times/week | 5–7 times/week | > 1 time/day | P for interaction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegetables | ||||
Age | 0.128 | |||
< 60 years | ||||
No. of cases | 21/51 | 20/60 | 19/98 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.81 (0.44–1.49) | 0.45 (0.24–0.85) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.81 (0.42–1.57) | 0.53 (0.27–1.01) | |
≥60 years | ||||
No. of cases | 51/75 | 62/100 | 50/117 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.88 (0.61–1.28) | 0.64 (0.43–0.95) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.87 (0.59–1.29) | 0.70 (0.46–1.05) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 0.842 | |||
< 25 | ||||
No. of cases | 20/42 | 22/50 | 25/95 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.96 (0.53–1.76) | 0.62 (0.34–1.12) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 1.02 (0.54–1.92) | 0.72 (0.39–1.34) | |
≥25 | ||||
No. of cases | 52/84 | 60/110 | 44/120 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.82 (0.57–1.19) | 0.60 (0.40–0.90) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.82 (0.55–1.21) | 0.65 (0.43–0.99) | |
Smoking | 0.778 | |||
Current or past | ||||
No. of cases | 27/40 | 31/42 | 19/58 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 1.06 (0.65–1.72) | 0.59 (0.35–0.99) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 1.05 (0.63–1.75) | 0.67 (0.39–1.16) | |
Never | ||||
No. of cases | 33/63 | 32/79 | 29/103 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.72 (0.47–1.11) | 0.58 (0.37–0.89) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.73 (0.47–1.13) | 0.64 (0.41–1.01) | |
Red Meat Intake | 0.938 | |||
< 2 times/week | ||||
No. of cases | 27/46 | 23/40 | 17/68 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 1.11 (0.68–1.80) | 0.55 (0.33–0.94) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 1.04 (0.63–1.74) | 0.59 (0.34–1.02) | |
≥2 times/week | ||||
No. of cases | 28/45 | 41/79 | 28/84 | |
Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
Age adjusted | 1.00 | 0.66 (0.42–1.04) | 0.56 (0.35–0.88) | |
Multivariable-adjusted | 1.00 | 0.71 (0.44–1.13) | 0.64 (0.40–1.04) | |