Table 2 Adjusted HRs for dietary sodium, selenium, zinc, phosphorus and iron at breakfast, lunch and dinner and cancer, and all-cause mortality

 Q1(0.00,241.00)

96/5554

1

415/5554

1

 Q2(241.50,451.00)

127/5515

1.26 (0.96–1.66)

573/5515

1.04 (0.92–1.19)

 Q3(451.50,706.00)

118/5477

1.07 (0.81–1.42)

581/5477

0.97 (0.85–1.10)

 Q4(706.50,1104.00)

130/5480

1.15 (0.88–1.52)

610/5480

1.03 (0.90–1.17)

 Q5(1104.50,7315.50)

130/5429

1.31 (0.99–1.73)

501/5429

1.02 (0.89–1.18)

 P for trend

0.194

0.843

 Q1(0.00,133.50)

133/5372

1

573/5372

1

 Q2(134.00,675.00)

142/5556

1.10 (0.86–1.40)

614/5556

1.07 (0.95–1.21)

 Q3(676.00,1136.50)

125/5500

1.04 (0.81–1.34)

557/5500

1.07 (0.95–1.22)

 Q4(1137.00,1732.00)

104/5505

0.84 (0.64–1.10)

496/5505

0.98 (0.86–1.12)

Q5(1732.50,7313.50)

97/5522

0.85 (0.64–1.13)

440/5522

1.01 (0.88–1.15)

 P for trend

0.074

0.656

 Q1(0.00,661.00)

148/5305

1

645/5305

1

 Q2(661.50,1140)

135/5524

0.93 (0.73–1.19)

599/5524

0.96 (0.85–1.08)

 Q3(1140.50,1617.50)

113/5520

0.76 (0.60–1.00)

514/5520

0.88 (0.78–1.00)

 Q4(1618.00,2304.50)

100/5541

0.72 (0.55–0.96)

504/5541

0.92 (0.81–1.05)

 Q5(2305.00,12,776.00)

105/5565

0.76 (0.57–1.01)

418/5565

0.87 (0.75–1.01)

 P for trend

0.010

0.040

 Q1(0.00,11.40)

130/7640

1

603/7640

1

 Q2(11.40,19.20)

111/4962

1.16 (0.90–1.50)

500/4962

0.95 (0.84–1.07)

 Q3(19.20,28.60)

139/4999

1.44 (1.13–1.83)

561/4999

1.07 (0.95–1.21)

 Q4(28.60,42.50)

114/4941

1.08 (0.84–1.41)

585/4941

1.01 (0.90–1.14)

 Q5(42.50,509.25)

107/4913

1.24 (0.95–1.62)

431/4913

0.99 (0.87–1.13)

 P for trend

0.182

0.725

 Q1(0.00,5.55)

163/6509

1

693/6509

1

 Q2(5.55,22.10)

135/5536

1.04 (0.82–1.31)

623/5536

1.10 (0.98–1.23)

 Q3(22.15,35.65)

112/5126

0.95 (0.74–1.22)

504/5126

1.01 (0.90–1.14)

 Q4(35.65,54.70)

101/5144

0.92 (0.71–1.19)

440/5144

0.97 (0.85–1.10)

 Q5(54.75,888.95)

90/5140

0.88 (0.67–1.16)

420/5140

1.03 (0.90–1.17)

 P for trend

0.294

0.728

 Q1(0.00,21.90)

152/5938

1

713/5938

1

 Q2(21.90,37.30)

115/5339

0.88 (0.68–1.13)

552/5339

0.94 (0.84–1.06)

 Q3(37.30,53.65)

106/5385

0.85 (0.66–1.10)

493/5385

0.89 (0.79–1.01)

 Q4(53.65,78.00)

123/5388

1.04 (0.80–1.34)

506/5388

1.04 (0.92–1.17)

 Q5(78.05,615.20)

105/5405

0.94 (0.71–1.24)

416/5405

0.94 (0.82–1.08)

 P for trend

0.973

0.773

 Q1(0.00,1.04)

100/5994

1

473/5994

1

 Q2(1.05,2.34)

175/7654

1.27 (0.99–1.62)

733/7654

0.95 (0.84–1.07)

 Q3(2.34,4.25)

157/7219

1.21 (0.85–1.42)

749/7219

0.95 (0.85–1.08)

 Q4(4.25,6.54)

98/3814

1.43 (1.07–1.90)

403/3814

1.01 (0.87–1.16)

 Q5(6.54,67.97)

71/2774

1.29 (0.94–1.77)

322/2774

0.97 (0.84–1.13)

 P for trend

0.084

0.909

 Q1(0.00,0.00)

77/2939

1

325/2939

1

 Q2(0.01,1.45)

155/6429

0.98 (0.76–1.32)

686/6429

1.07 (0.94–1.23)

 Q3(1.45,3.70)

201/8916

0.96 (0.74–1.26)

862/8916

1.02 (0.90–1.17)

 Q4(3.70,6.10)

89/5422

0.72 (0.53–1.00)

469/5422

1.01 (0.87–1.17)

 Q5(6.10,151.99)

79/3749

0.97 (0.69–1.35)

338/3749

1.06 (0.90–1.25)

 P for trend

0.234

0.973

 Q1(0.00,2.21)

149/6095

1

678/6095

1

 Q2(2.22,4.47)

178/8256

0.91 (0.73–1.14)

793/8256

0.95 (0.85–1.06)

 Q3(4.48,6.40)

106/5256

0.85 (0.65–1.11)

495/5256

0.97 (0.85–1.09)

 Q4(6.40,9.35)

98/4456

0.94 (0.71–1.23)

428/4456

0.99 (0.87–1.13)

 Q5(9.35,166.43)

70/3392

0.86 (0.63–1.19)

286/3392

0.92 (0.78–1.07)

 P for trend

0.449

0.524

 Q1(0.00,150.00)

88/5548

1

433/5548

1

 Q2(150.50,266.00)

130/5525

1.34 (1.02–1.76)

535/5525

0.94 (0.82–1.07)

 Q3(266.50,386.50)

140/5503

1.35 (1.02–1.77)

609/5503

0.98 (0.86–1.11)

 Q4(387.00,564.00)

124/5476

1.19 (0.90–1.58)

580/5476

0.93 (0.81–1.05)

 Q5(564.50,3297.00)

119/5403

1.22 (0.92–1.63)

523/5403

0.94 (0.82–1.07)

 P for trend

0.484

0.350

 Q1(0.00,70.00)

143/5371

1

594/5371

1

 Q2(70.50,251.50)

133/5562

0.91 (0.71–1.15)

600/5562

1.04 (0.92–1.17)

 Q3(252.00,407.00)

118/5507

0.84 (0.65–1.08)

555/5507

0.99 (0.88–1.12)

 Q4(407.50,610.50)

108/5504

0.79 (0.61–1.03)

486/5504

0.96 (0.84–1.09)

 Q5(611.00,3280.50)

99/5511

0.80 (0.61–1.06)

445/5511

1.01 (0.89–1.16)

 P for trend

0.066

0.665

 Q1(0.00,265.50)

139/5299

1

642/5299

1

 Q2(266.00,432.00)

131/5538

0.91 (0.72–1.17)

564/5538

0.88 (0.78–0.99)

 Q3(432.50,606.50)

119/5529

0.86 (0.66–1.11)

562/5529

0.98 (0.87–1.10)

 Q4(607.00,844.00)

113/5543

0.78 (0.60–1.02)

483/5543

0.85 (0.75–0.97)

 Q5(844.50,4555.00)

99/5546

0.76 (0.56–1.01)

429/5546

0.88 (0.77–1.01)

 P for trend

0.034

0.074

 Q1(0.00,2.19)

134/7613

1

552/7613

1

 Q2(2.19,4.76)

151/7660

1.02 (0.81–1.29)

735/7660

1.07 (0.95–1.19)

 Q3(4.76,7.60)

142/5288

1.28 (1.00–1.64)

613/5288

1.14 (1.01–1.29)

 Q4(7.60,11.28)

103/3572

1.34 (1.02–1.76)

402/3572

1.06 (0.92–1.21)

 Q5(11.28,85.00)

71/3322

0.97 (0.72–1.32)

378/3322

0.97 (0.84–1.11)

 P for trend

0.276

0.798

 Q1(0.00,0.13)

94/3411

1

377/3411

1

 Q2(0.13,2.53)

174/7429

0.94 (0.73–1.22)

787/7429

1.06 (0.94–1.21)

 Q3(2.53,4.81)

163/7628

0.89 (0.69–1.16)

747/7628

1.07 (0.94–1.22)

 Q4(4.81,7.47)

103/5357

0.81 (0.60–1.08)

457/5357

0.96 (0.83–1.11)

 Q5(7.47,61.02)

67/3630

0.81 (0.58–1.13)

312/3630

1.05 (0.89–1.23)

 P for trend

0.109

0.760

 Q1(0.00,2.98)

168/6440

1

708/6440

1

 Q2(2.98,5.24)

153/7323

0.80 (0.64–1.01)

733/7323

0.94 (0.84–1.04)

 Q3(5.24,7.48)

117/5784

0.82 (0.64–1.05)

5,745,784

1.02 (0.91–1.15)

 Q4(7.48,10.24)

90/4140

0.79 (0.60–1.04)

358/4140

0.88 (0.76–1.00)

 Q5(10.24,97.27)

73/3768

0.79 (0.59–1.07)

307/3768

0.91 (0.78–1.05)

 P for trend

0.106

0.124