Data about the relation with esophageal cancer risk was provided by 1 cohort. No association was found between fruiting vegetables and SCC or adenocarcinoma risk.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 5) González CA (2006) | The EPIC Study | 481,518 men and women aged 35-70 from 9 European countries (excluding Norway). | 6.5 (1992-98 to 1999-2002) | 65 | Oesophagus adenocarcinoma incidence | Fruiting vegetables (artichoke, aubergine, cucumber, eggplant, pepper, pumpkin, tomato) |
HR = 0.81 (0.39-1.70; P = 0.68) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption. Amount specific data (Tertiles not defined): T1: HR = 1. T2: HR = 1,08 (0.62-1.89). T3: HR = 0.81 (0.39-1.70). | Stratified by center and age. Adjusted by sex, height, weight, education, tobacco smoking, cigarette smoking intensity, work and leisure physical activity, alcohol intakt, energy intake, red meat intake and processed meat intake. |
| 5) Boeing H (2006) | The EPIC Study | 345,904 subjects (130,633 men and 215,271 women) from seven European countries (Excluding Norway, Greece, and France). | 5.8 (1992-98 to 1999-2004) | 84? | Primary carcinomas [SCC] of the esophagus | Fruiting vegetables (not defined) | The RR was below 1 (no data shown). | Age, gender, center, BMI, energy from fat sources, energy from non-fat sources, education, smoking status, duration of smoking, alcohol drinking, lifetime alcohol drinking, non-consumer status. |