Greens and ovarian cancer.
Data about greens was provided by 1 cohort. No association was found with ovarian cancer risk.
Data about greens was provided by 1 cohort. No association was found with ovarian cancer risk.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 11) Chang ET (2007) | The California Teachers Study Cohort | 97,275 women aged ≤ 84 without a history of bilateral oophorectomy. | 1995-96 to 2003 | 280 | Ovarian cancer risk | Mustard greens/turnip greens/collards | RR = 1.01 (0.71-1.44; P = 0.95) for any consumption vs none. There were no substantial differences when the analysis was restricted to peri-/postmenopausal women, nor when the cases were limited to invasive or serous ovarian cancer only (data not shown). | Race, total energy intake, parity, oral contraceptive use, strenuous exercise, wine consumption, and menopausal status/hormone therapy use; stratified by age at baseline. |