Relative risks for death from ischaemic heart disease for quartiles of total calcium intake in women*
| Quartile | Number of women | Total calcium intake | Relative risk (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Abbreviations defined in glossary. Analyses adjusted for age, total energy intake, body mass index, waist to hip ratio, history of diabetes mellitus, smoking status, postmenopausal oestrogen use, alcohol intake, education, marital status, physical activity, dietary vitamin E intake, and saturated fat intake. | |||
| †Not significant. | |||
| First | 127 | <696 mg/day | 1.00 |
| Second | 84 | 696-1051 mg/day | 0.62 (0.45 to 0.85) |
| Third | 94 | 1052-1425 mg/day | 0.75 (0.55 to 1.03)† |
| Fourth | 82 | 1425 mg/day | 0.67 (0.47 to 0.94) |