Fig. 2

Forest plot of the associations of DEF and NFD with predicted age metrics. The adjustments included age, sex, race, NHANES cycle, BMI, smoking, drinking, exercise, education, income, sleep duration, shift work, daily energy intake, nutrient supplement use, HEI-2015, dietary data surveyed on weekend, self-reported cancer, CVD, hypertension, and diabetes. Models for DEF and NFD were additionally adjusted for NFD and DEF, respectively. Q, quintile