Glycaemic index | Glycaemic load | |||||
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II tertile | III tertile | χ2, trend | II tertile | III tertile | χ2, trend | |
*Estimates from unconditional logistic regression models, including terms for sex, age, education, body mass index, physical activity, tobacco, alcohol, cholesterol, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, and family history of ischaemic heart disease. The reference category was the lowest tertile. | ||||||
Sex | ||||||
Men | 1.24 (0.78 to 1.96) | 1.29 (0.82 to 2.06) | 1.12 (p=0.29) | 0.74 (0.45 to 1.21) | 0.85 (0.52 to 1.38) | 0.33 (p=0.57) |
Women | 1.41 (0.68 to 2.92) | 1.48 (0.73 to 3.02) | 1.16 (p=0.28) | 1.58 (0.76 to 3.27) | 1.73 (0.81 to 3.69) | 1.98 (p=0.16) |
Age at diagnosis (years) | ||||||
<60 | 1.09 (0.62 to 1.92) | 1.07 (0.61 to 1.88) | 0.05 (p=0.82) | 0.89 (0.49 to 1.60) | 0.89 (0.50 to 1.59) | 0.15 (p=0.70) |
⩾60 | 1.72 (1.01 to 2.94) | 1.81 (1.07 to 3.07) | 4.70 (p=0.03) | 1.07 (0.62 to 1.82) | 1.29 (0.75 to 2.25) | 0.84 (p=0.36) |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||||
<25 | 1.91 (1.00 to 3.65) | 0.80 (0.43 to 1.49) | 0.79 (p=0.37) | 0.85 (0.45 to 1.61) | 0.69 (0.37 to 1.31) | 1.29 (p=0.26) |
⩾25 | 1.21 (0.75 to 1.98) | 2.02 (1.21 to 3.34) | 7.52 (p=0.006) | 1.09 (0.65 to 1.84) | 1.42 (0.84 to 2.39) | 1.76 (p=0.18) |