Table 3

mMED score and risk of Crohn’s disease according to selected Strata

	Cases	Person-years	MV-adjusted HR, 95% CI*	P_interaction
Sex
Male	99	749 531	0.32 (0.11 to 0.89)	0.78
Female	65	660 637	0.50 (0.21 to 1.21)	0.78
Age at start of follow-up
<60 years	101	773 622	0.45 (0.21 to 0.97)	0.84
≥60 years	63	636 546	0.31 (0.09 to 1.07)	0.84
Body mass index†
<25 kg/m²	79	677 777	0.32 (0.13 to 0.79)	0.52
≥25 kg/m²	85	732 391	0.56 (0.22 to 1.38)	0.52
Education
Primary school	120	979 353	0.45 (0.20 to 1.02)	0.99
High school	20	162 981	0.49 (0.09 to 2.57)
University	24	267 834	0.46 (0.11 to 1.99)
Physical activity†
<median	77	547 956	0.33 (0.13 to 0.83)	0.82
≥median	56	558 895	0.61 (0.21 to 1.78)	0.82
Smoking†
Never smoker	60	623 266	0.83 (0.35 to 1.95)	0.55
Ever smoker	101	765 627	0.17 (0.05 to 0.57)	0.55

*Comparing the extremes of mMED score quartiles. Models are adjusted for age (years), cohort (sex), body mass index, smoking (never, past and current) and total caloric intake.
†Missing data on these variables were not included or imputed for these analyses.
mMED, modified Mediterranean diet; MV, multivariable.