Table 3 Four sensitivity analysis results for the relationship between the risk of CVD and the ratio of dietary calcium intake at dinner versus breakfast according to different definitions of breakfast and dinner (N = 36,164) and in overweight/obesity population by logistic regression models (N = 25,224)

Sensitivity analysis 1

Ratio

< 0.34

0.34–0.87

0.87–1.98

1.98–5.89

≥5.89

Case/N

863/7,233

900/7,233

876/7,232

744/7,233

657/7,233

Model1

1(Ref.)

1.08(0.97,1.20)

1.12(1.00,1.25)

1.05(0.94,1.18)

1.14(1.01,1.28)

0.081

Model2

1(Ref.)

1.08(1.97,1.21)

1.12(1.00,1.26)

1.05(0.94,1.18)

1.13(1.01,1.27)

0.110

Model3A

1(Ref.)

1.08(0.96,1.21)

1.12(1.00,1.26)

1.05(0.93,1.18)

1.14(1.01,1.29)

0.091

Sensitivity analysis 2

Ratio

< 0.40

0.4–0.98

0.98–2.24

2.24–6.93

≥6.93

Case/N

876/7,233

898/7,233

862/7,232

746/7,233

658/7,233

Model1

1(Ref.)

1.06(0.95,1.18)

1.07(0.96,1.19)

1.06(0.95,1.19)

1.14(1.02,1.29)

0.047

Model2

1(Ref.)

1.07(0.96,1.20)

1.08(0.96,1.20)

1.06(0.95,1.20)

1.14(1.01,1.28)

0.069

Model3A

1(Ref.)

1.06(0.95,1.19)

1.07(0.95,1.20)

1.06(0.94,1.19)

1.14(1.01,1.29)

0.061

Sensitivity analysis 3

Ratio

< 0.39

0.39–0.95

0.95–2.12

2.12–6.20

≥6.20

Case/N

872/7,233

895/7,233

865/7,232

750/7,233

658/7,233

Model1

1(Ref.)

1.07(0.96,1.19)

1.08(0.97,1.20)

1.06(0.94,1.18)

1.14(1.02,1.28)

0.049

Model2

1(Ref.)

1.07(0.96,1.20)

1.09(0.97,1.22)

1.05(0.94,1.19)

1.14(1.01,1.28)

0.069

Model3A

1(Ref.)

1.07(0.95,1.19)

1.08(0.97,1.21)

1.05(0.93,1.18)

1.14(1.01,1.29)

0.059

Sensitivity analysis 4

Ratio

< 0.35

0.36–0.91

0.91–2.07

2.07–6.55

≥ 6.55

Case/N

664/5,045

695/5,044

679/5,045

592/5,044

521/5,045

Model1

1(Ref.)

1.08(0.96,1.23)

1.14(0.98,1.26)

1.08(0.95,1.23)

1.17(1.02,1.34)

0.040

Model2

1(Ref.)

1.09(0.96,1.24)

1.13(0.99,1.28)

1.08(0.95,1.24)

1.16(1.01,1.33)

0.071

Model3B

1(Ref.)

1.09(0.96,1.24)

1.13(0.99,1.29)

1.09(0.95,1.25)

1.18(1.03,1.36)

0.035