Data about coleslaw was provided by 3 cohorts. No associations were found with colon (6), rectal (6), or total colorectal (17) cancer risk.
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| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 17) Flood A. (2002) | The Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project (BCDDP). | 45,490 women. (USA) | 8.5-8.7 (1987-89 to 1995-98) | 485? | colorectal cancer risk | coleslaw |
RR = 1.11 (0.82-1.49) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption. Amount specific data (servings per 1000 kJ/day): < 0.001: RR = 1. 0.005: RR = 1.23 (0.92-1.66). 0.013: RR = 1.45 (1.09-1.93). 0.024: RR = 1.27 (0.95-1.71). 0.055: RR = 1.11 (0.82-1.49). | Energy, multivitamin supplement use, BMI, height, use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, smoking status, education level, physical activity, and intakes of fruit, grains, red meat, calcium, vitamin D, and alcohol. |
| 6) Michels KB. (2000) | The Nurses' Health Study & The Health Professionals' Follow-up Study. | 88,764 women aged 34-59 and 47,325 men aged 40-75. (USA) | Women: 16 (1980-1996). Men: 10 (1986-1996) | 1,181? (937 colon cancer [368 men, 569 women], 244 rectal cancer [89 men, 155 women]) | Colorectal cancer risk | Coleslaw | Intake of individual vegetables that constitute the composite items was not appreciably associated with colon or rectal cancer risk in women or men (No data data shown). | age, family history of colorectal cancer, sigmoidoscopy, height, body mass index, pack-years of smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity, (women: menopausal status, postmenopausal hormone use,) aspirin use, vitamin supplement intake (ever use of multivitamins or vitamins A, C, or E), total caloric intake, and red meat consumption. |
| 6) Giovannucci E. (1994) | The Health Professionals Follow-up Study. | 47,949 men aged 40-75. (USA) | 1986-1992 | 205? | Colon cancer risk | Coleslaw | Of all vegetable items examined individually, none were statistically significantly related to the risk of colon cancer (no data shown). | Age, energy. |