Long-Term Dietary Changes after Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Swedish Women: Data from a Population-Based Cohort
Table 3
Multivariable adjusted changes in dietary intake (servings/week) from 1997 and 2009 between women with and without RA.
Servings per week 1997→2009 (mean ± SD)2
Food category1
RA (n=191)
No RA (n=21,411)
p value3
Fruits
14.08 ± 0.58
14.45 ± 0.06
N.S.
Vegetables
26.75 ± 0.88
27.74 ± 0.08
N.S.
Cereals and grains
31.12 ± 0.89
32.19 ± 0.08
N.S.
White meat
0.80 ± 0.04
0.80 ± 0.01
N.S.
Red meat
6.15 ± 0.25
6.33 ± 0.02
N.S.
Fish and seafood
3.86 ± 0.16
3.87 ± 0.01
N.S.
Other animal products
2.69 ± 0.18
3.02 ± 0.01
N.S.
Dairy products
33.34 ± 1.14
32.49 ± 0.11
N.S.
Alcohol
2.31 ± 0.14
2.46 ± 0.01
N.S.
Coffee and tea
22.44 ± 0.80
22.82 ± 0.01
N.S.
High sugary products
18.20 ± 0.90
17.19 ± 0.08
N.S.
Nuts, salty snacks/foods
1.09 ± 0.08
1.26 ± 0.01
N.S.
Sauce
1.77 ± 0.13
1.87 ± 0.01
N.S.
N.S.: not significant; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; SD: standard deviation. 1Food categorization is presented in the appendix. 2Adjustment for age (quartiles), smoking (never, former, current), BMI (quartiles), and alcohol intake (quartiles) in 1997. 3p value from linear mixed model; the significance level is 0.05.
