Table 3 Hazard ratios for total mortality, according to the protein intake tertile

Tertiles of dietary protein intake (g/day)

P trend

Total protein (g/day)

T1 (< 63)

T2 (63–89)

T3 (89 <)

No. of deaths

20

17

6

 Model 1

ref

0.93 (0.45–1.9)

0.33 (0.12–0.87)

0.031

 Model 2

ref

0.88 (0.3–2.5)

0.45 (0.1–2.05)

0.028

 Model 3

ref

0.78 (0.2–3.5)

0.38 (0.2–1.1)

0.045

Tertiles of dietary protein intake (g/kg)

P trend

Total protein (g/kg)

T1 (< 0.9)

T2 (0.9–1.4)

T3 (1.4 <)

No. of deaths

20

17

6

 Model 1

ref

0.48 (0.24–0.98)

0.37 (0.16–0.83)

0.002

 Model 2

ref

0.5 (0.2–1.14)

0.32 (0.1–1)

0.021

 Model 3

ref

0.68 (0.14–3)

0.45 (0.1–2.4)

0.003

Dairy protein

T1 (< 11)

T2 (11–32)

T3 (> 32)

No. of deaths

20

13

10

 Model 1

ref

0.3 (0.13–0.69)

0.32 (0.14–0.7)

0.024

 Model 2

ref

0.5 (0.2–1.4)

0.6 (0.2–1.7)

0.098

 Model 3

ref

0.45 (0.2–1.04)

0.38 (0.13–1.1)

0.046

Vegetable protein

T1 (< 7)

T2 (7–16)

T3 (> 16)

No. of deaths

20

12

11

 Model 1

ref

0.5 (0.23–1.05)

0.47 (0.2–1.03)

0.022

 Model 2

ref

0.85 (0.3–2.4)

0.6 (0.2–1.5)

0.398

 Model 3

ref

0.65 (0.2–1.8)

0.58 (0.13–2.6)

0.633

Animal protein

T1 (< 15)

T2 (15–33)

T3 (> 33)

No. of deaths

10

15

18

 Model 1

ref

1.4 (0.6–3.2)

1.4 (0.6–3.3)

0.207

 Model 2

ref

2.6 (0.9–6.8)

2.3 (0.9–5.9)

0.021

 Model 3

ref

2.9 (1.4–5.9)

3.8 (1.7–8.2)

0.035