Table 2

 Association of dietary intake of food groups and relapse in ulcerative colitis

Median daily consumption (g)Categorical analysis (comparing tertiles to tertile of lowest dietary intake)Continuous analysis
Medium intake OR (95% CI)High intake OR (95% CI)LRT pLinear trend
RelapseNon-relapseOR/10g(95% CI)
p value from likelihood ratio test (LRT).
OR (95% CI), odds ratio (95% confidence interval).
Cereals and cereal products2562590.82 (0.37–1.82)1.04 (0.46–2.35)0.8161.01(0.99–1.04)
Milk and milk products2212011.17 (0.53–2.59)1.33 (0.60–2.97)0.7791.00(0.99–1.02)
Eggs16131.78 (0.80–3.98)2.26 (1.01–5.08)0.1191.05(0.94–1.18)
Vegetables3343450.68 (0.30–1.53)1.12 (0.50–2.52)0.4391.01(0.98–1.03)
Fruit2202600.98 (0.44–2.19)0.79 (0.35–1.79)0.8181.00(0.98–1.02)
Fish and fish products32351.52 (0.67–3.46)1.26 (0.56–2.81)0.6021.02(0.94–1.11)
Meat and meat products1951461.37 (0.60–3.13)3.20 (1.31–7.79)0.0271.08(1.03–1.12)
Red and processed meat1721242.16 (0.93–4.98)5.19 (2.09–12.9)0.0011.10(1.05–1.15)
Non-alcoholic beverages143412600.97 (0.44–2.13)1.63 (0.73–3.61)0.3611.00(1.00–1.01)
Alcoholic beverages2381500.80 (0.35–1.82)2.71 (1.10–6.67)0.0171.01(1.00–1.02)
Sugars, preserves, and snacks44541.29 (0.58–2.87)0.94 (0.42–2.12)0.7231.01(0.94–1.08)