Table 2

HRs and 95% CIs for total mortality, and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases and cancer by tertiles of calcium and magnesium among women in Shanghai

Calcium intake (mg/day) magnesium intake (mg/day)
<408408–<600≥600p for trendp for interaction<251251–<320≥320p for trendp for interaction
Person-years349874.66281646.47175026.49335378.89271235.72199933.00
Total mortality
 Cases2019115563219921108706
 Model 11.001.04 (0.95 to 1.15)1.06 (0.92 to 1.22)0.391.001.04 (0.94 to 1.16)1.09 (0.94 to 1.27)0.27
 Model 21.001.05 (0.96 to 1.16)1.08 (0.94 to 1.25)0.250.541.001.04 (0.94 to 1.15)1.09 (0.94 to 1.27)0.270.07
  Ratio≤1.7*1.000.99 (0.86 to 1.13)1.03 (0.78 to 1.36)0.991.001.14 (1.00 to 1.30)1.24 (1.02 to 1.51)0.02
  Ratio>1.7*1.001.03 (0.85 to 1.24)1.06 (0.81 to 1.39)0.681.000.90 (0.76 to 1.06)0.88 (0.68 to 1.13)0.31
 Mortality due to cardiovascular diseases
 Cases649321177625311211
 Model 11.001.03 (0.86 to 1.22)1.08 (0.84 to 1.40)0.571.001.11 (0.92 to 1.34)1.35 (1.03 to 1.77)0.04
 Model 21.001.03 (0.86  to  1.22)1.08 (0.83 to 1.40)0.570.181.001.11 (0.92 to 1.34)1.35 (1.03 to 1.77)0.040.09
  Ratio≤1.7*1.001.01 (0.79 to 1.30)1.21 (0.74 to 1.99)0.611.001.17 (0.93 to 1.48)1.53 (1.08 to 2.16)0.02
  Ratio>1.7*1.000.95 (0.67 to 1.35)1.07 (0.64 to 1.79)0.691.001.01 (0.74 to 1.39)1.14 (0.71 to 1.85)0.60
 Mortality due to coronary heart disease
 Cases2841487929012992
 Model 11.001.01 (0.78 to 1.31)1.01 (0.69 to 1.49)0.941.000.96 (0.73 to 1.28)1.19 (0.79 to 1.78)0.46
 Model 21.001.02 (0.78 to 1.32)1.04 (0.71 to 1.54)0.840.211.000.96 (0.73 to 1.28)1.19 (0.79 to 1.79)0.460.02
 Ratio≤1.7*1.000.97 (0.67 to 1.42)1.92 (1.00 to 3.70)0.271.001.01 (0.70 to 1.46)1.69 (1.02 to 2.80)0.07
  Ratio>1.7*1.000.86 (0.53 to 1.40)0.85 (0.41 to 1.76)0.681.000.92 (0.59 to 1.45)0.86 (0.43 to 1.74)0.68
 Mortality due to stroke
 Cases36517398335182119
 Model 11.001.04 (0.82 to 1.32)1.13 (0.80 to 1.60)0.501.001.25 (0.97 to 1.61)1.50 (1.03 to 2.16)0.03
 Model 21.001.03 (0.81 to 1.31)1.11 (0.78 to 1.57)0.590.491.001.25 (0.97 to 1.60)1.50 (1.03 to 2.17)0.030.81
 Ratio≤1.7*1.001.05 (0.76 to 1.44)0.72 (0.33 to 1.58)0.791.001.30 (0.95 to 1.77)1.40 (0.87 to 2.23)0.12
 Ratio>1.7*1.001.07 (0.65 to 1.77)1.35 (0.66 to 2.77)0.341.001.14 (0.73 to 1.78)1.46 (0.75 to 2.85)0.26
 Mortality due to all cancers
 Cases789556271756537323
 Model 11.001.09 (0.95 to 1.26)0.90 (0.72 to 1.12)0.511.001.05 (0.90 to 1.23)0.89 (0.70 to 1.14)0.42
 Model 21.001.10 (0.95 to 1.27)0.92 (0.74 to 1.15)0.680.241.001.05 (0.90 to 1.23)0.89 (0.70 to 1.14)0.420.78
  Ratio≤1.7*1.001.03 (0.85 to 1.26)0.82 (0.54 to 1.25)0.731.001.19 (0.98 to 1.46)1.13 (0.83 to 1.54)0.35
  Ratio>1.7*1.001.28 (0.93 to 1.77)0.99 (0.64 to 1.55)0.421.000.85 (0.66 to 1.10)0.61 (0.41 to 0.92)0.02
Mortality due to lung cancer
 Cases1711095015610965
 Model 11.001.00 (0.73 to 1.37)0.76 (0.47 to 1.24)0.341.001.14 (0.80 to 1.61)1.01 (0.59 to 1.71)0.93
 Model 21.001.02 (0.74 to 1.40)0.81 (0.50 to 1.32)0.470.871.001.15 (0.81 to 1.62)1.01 (0.60 to 1.72)0.920.95
  Ratio≤1.7*1.001.13 (0.73 to 1.76)1.78 (0.82 to  3.87)0.221.001.45 (0.94 to 2.24)1.65 (0.87 to 3.15)0.11
  Ratio>1.7*1.000.87 (0.42 to 1.81)0.36 (0.13 to 1.02)0.011.000.64 (0.36 to 1.13)0.30 (0.11 to 0.77)0.01
Mortality due to colorectal cancer
 Cases1097648967760
 Model 11.000.89 (0.60 to 1.30)0.76 (0.43 to 1.34)0.341.001.19 (0.78 to 1.82)1.32 (0.70 to 2.51)0.39
 Model 21.000.87 (0.60 to 1.28)0.73 (0.41 to 1.29)0.280.491.001.20 (0.79 to 1.84)1.34 (0.70 to 2.54)0.370.19
  Ratio≤1.7*1.001.11 (0.66 to 1.86)0.63 (0.19 to 2.08)0.841.001.92 (1.11 to  3.33)2.20 (0.96 to 5.04)0.05
  Ratio>1.7*1.000.50 (0.23 to 1.10)0.32 (0.11 to 0.94)0.051.000.58 (0.30 to 1.13)0.56 (0.20 to 1.53)0.25
 Mortality due to gastric cancer
 Cases10868321145836
 Model 11.001.15 (0.77 to 1.72)1.05 (0.57 to 1.92)0.801.000.83 (0.54 to 1.28)0.77 (0.40 to 1.50)0.42
 Model 21.001.17 (0.78 to 1.75)1.09 (0.59 to2.03)0.690.231.000.83 (0.54 to 1.28)0.77 (0.40 to 1.50)0.420.33
   Ratio≤1.7*1.000.75 (0.42 to1.35)1.34 (0.47 to 3.77)0.811.000.65 (0.37 to1.16)0.95 (0.42 to2.15)0.72
  Ratio>1.7*1.003.41 (1.30 to 8.99)3.92 (1.05 to 14.68)0.101.001.10 (0.54 to 2.23)0.63 (0.20 to 2.01)0.49
  • In Model 1, age at entry, sex, body mass index (BMI), education, marriage status, smoking status, tea drinking, use of ginseng, alcohol drinking, use of Ca supplement, use of multivitamin, regular physical activity and intakes of total energy, saturated fatty acid, phosphorus, fibre, retinol, vitamin E, folic acid, sodium, potassium and zinc were adjusted.

  • In Model 2, Ca and Mg were further adjusted to assess whether the association of Mg or Ca was independent of Ca or Mg, respectively.

  • *Model 2 was used.