| 26) Yeh CC (2006) | No cohort name defined. | 12,026 men and 11,917 women aged 30-65 from Taiwan.
(China) | 10
(1990-92 to 2001) | 68 men, and 39 women. | Colorectal cancer incidence | Sweet potato |
| Men: | Women: |
| RR = 2.26 (1.08-4.73; P = 0.03) for consumption 2+ vs 0-1 meals/wk.
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RR = 1.48 (0.68-3.22; P = 0.32) for consumption 2+ vs 0-1 meals/wk.
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Not defined. Possibly unadjusted. |
| 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 | sweet potatoes |
RR = 0.85 (0.65-1.10) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption.
Amount specific data (servings per 1000 kJ/day):
0.000: RR = 1.
0.001: RR = 1.04 (0.78-1.38).
0.002: RR = 0.80 (0.61-1.06).
0.006: RR = 0.84 (0.65-1.10).
0.020: RR = 0.85 (0.65-1.10). | 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 | Sweet potatoes | 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. |
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