Data about dried fruits + nuts was provided by one cohort. Information about these variables was not stratified, and therefore effects can not be attributed to either dried fruits or nuts. No association was found with colorectal cancer mortality.
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| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 10) Appleby PN. (2002) | The Health Food Shoppers Study. | 10,741 subjects, aged 16-89 (4,325 men, 6,416 women. 8,675 non-smokers). (UK) | 1973-79 to 1997 | 100 (40 men, and 60 women. 86 non-smokers)? | Colorectal cancer mortality | Nuts/dried fruit (not defined) | RR = 0.83 (0.52-1.30; No P-value) for daily consumption vs less frequent consumption. | Age at recruitment, sex, smoking, and each other food (fresh fruit, wholemeal bread, nuts/dried fruit, raw vegetable salads, and bran cereals). |
| 10) Key TJ. (1996) | The Health Food Shoppers Study. | 10.771 (4.336 men and 6.435 women) aged > or = 16, recruited through health food shops, vegeterian societies, and magazines. (UK) | 16.8 (1973-79 to 1995) | 62? (25 men, 37 women) | colorectal cancer mortality | nuts or dried fruit (not defined) | RR = 0.74 (0.43-1.25; No P-value) for consumption at least daily vs < daily. | age, sex, and smoking |