Table 5.

Unadjusted and Adjusted Hazard Ratio for All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality On Breakfast Eating Status and Fiber Intake (n=5761)

ModelsTotal Mortality (n = 2027)Cardiovascular Mortality (n = 469)
Hazard Ratio (95% CI)P value*Hazard Ratio (95% CI)P value*
Unadjusted
    Breakfast & fiber
    Breakfast eater-high fiber0.73 (0.61-0.88).0020.74 (0.49-1.13).15
    Breakfast eater-low fiber
    Non-breakfast eater-high fiber0.71 (0.40-1.28).240.89 (0.33-2.44).82
    Non-breakfast eater-low fiber0.96 (0.80-1.14).611.28 (0.93-1.74).12
Multivariable-adjusted
    Breakfast & fiber
        Breakfast eater-high fiber0.79 (0.66-0.95).020.82 (0.50-1.35).42
        Breakfast eater-low fiber
        Non-breakfast eater-high fiber0.84 (0.45-1.57).571.28 (0.45-3.61).63
        Non-breakfast eater-low fiber1.53 (1.27-1.86)<.0001§2.38 (1.66-3.40)<.0001§
Age1.08 (1.07-1.09)<.0001§1.10 (1.09-1.12)<.0001§
    Sex
        Male
        Female0.68 (0.59-0.78)<.0001§0.53 (0.41-0.68)<.0001§
    Race
        Non-Hispanic white
        Non-Hispanic black1.13 (0.90-1.42).291.29 (0.84-1.99).24
        Hispanic0.85 (0.66-1.08).170.92 (0.56-1.51).73
        Other0.74 (0.40-1.37).330.28 (0.07-1.16).08
Body mass index0.99 (0.98-1.01).420.99 (0.97-1.03).75
    Education
        ≥High school
        <High school1.28 (1.12-1.47).0007§1.09 (0.76-1.56).63
    Diabetes
        Yes1.43 (1.22-1.68)<.0001§1.94 (1.38-2.71).0004§
        No
    Hypertension
    Yes1.28 (1.13-1.46).0004§2.11 (1.28-3.50).005
    No
    Cardiovascular disease
    Yes1.63 (1.35-1.97)<.0001§
    No
Daily calorie intake1.00 (1.00-1.00).871.00 (1.00-1.00).90
  • CI, confidence interval.

  • * P value estimated per Cox proportional hazards models.

  • P <0.05.

  • P <0.01.

  • § P <0.001.