Unadjusted for other sources of fibre | Adjusted for other sources of fibre | |||
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RR (95% CI)* | p Value | RR (95% CI) | p Value | |
Total per 5 g/day | 0.86 (0.84 to 0.88) | <0.0001 | ||
By source of dietary fibre | ||||
Cereal per 5 g/day | 0.81 (0.78 to 0.85) | <0.0001 | 0.84 (0.81 to 0.88) | <0.0001 |
Fruit fibre per 5 g/day | 0.77 (0.73 to 0.82) | <0.0001 | 0.81 (0.77 to 0.86) | <0.0001 |
Vegetable fibre per 5 g/day | 0.90 (0.82 to 0.99) | 0.035 | 1.03 (0.93 to 1.14) | 0.634 |
Potato fibre per g/day | 1.07 (1.05 to 1.10) | <0.0001 | 1.04 (1.02 to 1.07) | 0.002 |
Test for heterogeneity by source of fibre | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
*Stratified by region and adjusted for age, socioeconomic status, smoking, alcohol, body mass index, height, current use of hormone therapy for menopause, total energy intake and type of meat consumed.