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Table 4 Joint analyses of DASH1 tertiles at baseline and follow-up 3 with physical frailty2

From: Diet quality from mid to late life and its association with physical frailty in late life in a cohort of Chinese adults

 

DASH tertiles at follow-up 3

 

Low (Median: 16, Range: 7–18)

Medium (Median: 21, Range: 19–22)

High (Median: 25, Range: 23–34)

DASH tertiles at baseline

Cases / N

OR (95% CI)

Cases / N

OR (95% CI)

Cases / N

OR (95% CI)

Low (Median: 16, Range: 7–18)

343/1899

1.00

170/1152

0.86 (0.69, 1.07)

80/684

0.68 (0.51, 0.91)

Medium (Median: 21, Range: 19–22)

274/1412

1.04 (0.85, 1.27)

220/1458

0.88 (0.71, 1.08)

144/1388

0.61 (0.48, 0.76)

High (Median: 25, Range: 23–35)

180/862

1.08 (0.85, 1.35)

224/1437

0.84 (0.68, 1.04)

231/2288

0.59 (0.48, 0.73)

  1. 1 DASH, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
  2. 2 Models adjusted for age at physical tests (years), gender, dialect group (Hokkien, Cantonese), level of education (none, primary, secondary, A-level/university); the following variables at baseline: alcohol consumption, smoking history, body mass index, amount of sleep per day, weekly amount of strenuous sports, vigorous work, moderate activity, daily energy intake; the following variables at follow-up 2: alcohol consumption (none/monthly, weekly, daily) and amount of physical activity per week (0, 0.5-4, 4 + hours); and the following variables at follow-up 3: smoking history, body mass index, amount of sleep per day, and new cases of cancer, hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke, diabetes
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