Table 6

Nutritional risk factors associated with being a case, adjusted by multiple regression analysis for all the variables in table 5 and for social class

Nutrient
(tertiles of intake)
Odds ratio 95% confidence interval
Calcium
 High1.0
 Medium1.580.77 to 3.23
 Low1.880.91 to 3.89
Fibre
 High1.0
 Medium1.500.72 to 3.12
 Low1.790.87 to 3.67
Vitamin E
 High1.0
 Medium1.630.77 to 3.45
 Low 6-1503.001.38 to 6.50
Vitamin C
 High1.0
 Medium1.810.88 to 3.72
 Low1.780.86 to 3.67
Magnesium
 High1.0
 Medium1.390.68 to 2.87
 Low2.291.12 to 4.69
Sodium
 High1.0
 Medium2.010.96 to 4.21
 Low 6-1502.881.42 to 5.87
  • 6-150 Test for linear trend from logistic model (p<0.02).