Table 3.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Hazard Ratio for All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality Among Breakfast Eaters (n=4778)

ModelsTotal Mortality (n = 1719)Cardiovascular Mortality (n = 383)
Hazard Ratio (95% CI)P value*Hazard Ratio (95% CI)P value*
Unadjusted
    Fiber intake, g
    >250.73 (0.61-0.88).0020.74 (0.49-1.13).16
    ≤25
Multivariable-adjusted
    Fiber intake, g
        >250.79 (0.66-0.96).020.84 (0.51-1.37).46
        ≤25
Age1.09 (1.08-1.10)<.0001§1.11 (1.09-1.13)<.0001§
    Sex
        Male
        Female0.68 (0.58-0.80)<.0001§0.53 (0.38-0.76).001
    Race
        Non-Hispanic white
        Non-Hispanic black1.07 (0.86-1.34).531.18 (0.76-1.84).44
        Hispanic0.91 (0.71-1.16).430.91 (0.50-1.64).74
        Other0.77 (0.42-1.43).400.21 (0.05-0.97).04
Body mass index0.99 (0.98-1.01).731.01 (0.98-1.05).55
    Education
        ≥High school
        <High school1.24 (1.08-1.43).0041.07 (0.74-1.55).70
    Diabetes
        Yes1.52 (1.29-1.78)<.0001§1.73 (1.19-2.51).005
        No
    Hypertension
        Yes1.25 (1.09-1.44).0032.54 (1.46-4.42).002
        No
    Cardiovascular disease
        Yes1.61 (1.35-1.92)<.0001§
        No
Daily calorie intake1.0 (1.0-1.0).501.0 (1.0-1.0).92
  • CI, confidence interval.

  • * P value estimated per Cox proportional hazards models.

  • P <0.05.

  • P <0.01.

  • § P <0.001.