Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for incident cardiovascular (CV) events1 by adherence to recommended intake of the index components2 in men (n = 6940) and women (n = 10 186) of the Malmö Diet and Cancer study (1991–2008).

1Incident CV event was defined as non-fatal or fatal myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke, or death from ischemic heart disease.2Adherence to the index components was dichotomized based on pre-specified recommended intake levels (adherence = 1 and non-adherence = 0) and non-adherence was used as the reference category.*HRs and 95% CIs estimated using a Cox proportional hazards regression model adjusting for dietary assessment method version, age, total energy, and season of data collection.†Additional adjustment for waist circumference, smoking status, leisure-time physical activity, and alcohol consumption.§Multivariate model (as above) with mutual adjustment for the index components in this table.