Table 4 Hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) of UTI in different dietary and sex groups with different adjusted models by Cox regression.

From: The risk of urinary tract infection in vegetarians and non-vegetarians: a prospective study

 

Vegetarians (n = 3257)

Non-vegetarians (n = 6467)

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

UTI cases

217

29

188

444

91

353

Person-years

29260

8204

21057

57882

24356

33526

Crude

0.97 (0.82–1.14)

0.95 (0.62–1.44)

0.85 (0.71–1.01)

1 (Reference)

Model 1a

0.82 (0.70–0.97)

0.93 (0.61–1.41)

0.81 (0.68–0.97)

Model 2b

0.82 (0.70–0.97)

0.94 (0.62–1.42)

0.81 (0.68–0.97)

Model 3c

0.84 (0.71–0.98)

0.98 (0.64–1.48)

0.82 (0.69–0.98)

Model 4d

0.84 (0.71–0.99)

0.98 (0.64–1.49)

0.82 (0.69–0.99)

  1. aModel 1: adjusted for age and/or sex.
  2. bModel 2: additional adjustment for educational level and lifestyle (smoking and alcohol-drinking).
  3. cModel 3: additional adjustment for hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.
  4. dModel 4: additional adjustment for disease conditions predisposing to UTI.
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