Fig. 3

Dose-response analysis on the association of sulfur microbial diet score with the risk of esophageal cancer. Hazard ratio was adjusted for age (years), sex (male, female), race (white and non-white), marital status (married or living as married, other), smoking status (never, current, former), pack-years of smoking, educational level (college below, college graduate, post graduate), physical activity levels (min/week), body mass index (kg/m²), aspirin use (yes, no), pickled vegetables/fruit intake (g/day), history of diabetes (yes, no), history of hypertension (yes, no), and energy intake from diet (kcal/day)