Fig. 1

Sex-specific spline curves of the relation between non-fermented milk intake with time to ischemic heart disease. A (age-adjusted) and B (multivariable-adjusted) illustrate the pattern for women, and C (age-adjusted) and D (multivariable-adjusted) for men. Covariates were age, time-updated total energy intake, fermented milk intake, cheese intake, intake of fruit and vegetables, intake of red meat, intake of soft drinks and juice, intake of coffee, alcohol intake, total fat intake, saturated fat intake, vitamin- and mineral supplement use, body mass index, height, educational level, living alone, calcium supplementation, vitamin D supplementation, ever use of cortisone, leisure time exercise, walking/cycling, smoking status, baseline cardiovascular disease other than IHD, baseline diabetes mellitus, and baseline weighted Charlson’s comorbidity index. The bar plot shows the distribution of non-fermented milk intake. One glass of milk corresponds to 200 mL