Lung cancer risk: Data about lung cancer risk was provided by one cohort. No association was found.
Lung cancer mortality: No data was found.
Conclusion: No evidence was found for an association between fruiting vegetables and lung cancer.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19) Linseisen J (2007) | The EPIC Study | 478,590 individuals, mostly aged 25-70 from 10 European countries. | 6.4 (1992-2000) | 1,126 (608 men, 518 women), of which 731 current smokers, 291 former smokers, and 98 never smokers) | lung cancer risk | Fruiting vegetables (including tomato, pepper, courgette, pumpkin, eggplant, french bean) |
HR = 1.10 (0.86-1.41) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption. Amount specific data (g/day): 0-21.0: HR = 1. 21.0-38.9: HR = 0.83 (0.69-0.98). 38.9-61.5: HR = 1.01 (0.84-1.22). 61.5-100.5: HR = 1.18 (0.97-1.45). 100.5-1496.1: HR = 1.10 (0.86-1.41).
Since results were not significantly different between men and women, no sex-stratified results are presented. adjusted for tobacco smoking (status and duration), education (5 categories), physical activity at work (5 categories), intake of red meat, intake of processed meat, height, weight, nonfat energy intake, energy intake from fat, ethanol intake at baseline. |
19) Skuladottir H (2006) | The Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study. | 286 currently smoking men and women with lung cancer. | (1993-97 to 2004) | Not defined | Lung cancer mortality | Fruiting vegetables (cucumber, squash, avocado, beans and peas) |
HR = 1.01 (0.59-1.74; No P-value) for the highest vs lowest tertile of consumption. | Amount specific data (Tertiles not defined): T1: HR = 1. T2: HR = 1.22 (0.86-1.74). T3: HR = 1.01 (0.59-1.74). Sex, extend of disease, duration of smoking, fruit, potatoes. Leafy, root, cabbages, onion and stalk vegetables. |
19) Miller AB (2002) | The EPIC Study | 127,892 men and 289,946 women. | 4 | 247? men and 245? women | Lung cancer incidence | Fruiting vegetables (not defined) | No significant association with lung cancer (no data shown). | Stratified by centre and gender and adjusted for time of follow-up and smoking. |
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