Root vegetables and ovarian cancer.
Data about root vegetables was provided by 2 cohorts. No association was found with ovarian cancer risk.
Data about root vegetables was provided by 2 cohorts. 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 | |||||||||||||||
| 8) Schulz M (2005) | The EPIC Study | 325,640 women from 10 European countries. | 6.3 1992-2000 to 2001-2004 | 581? | Invasive epithelial ovarian cancer incidence (excluding in situ and metastatic cases) | Root vegetables |
HR = 1.05 (0.91-1.22).
HRs are per 20 g/d increment. Age, center, BMI, energy from fat sources, energy from nonfat sources, unilateral ovariectomy, parity, menopausal status, education, smoking, alcohol drinking, HRT use, and nonconsumer status. |
6) Larsson SC (2004) | The Swedish Mammography Cohort | 61,084 women aged 38-76. | 13.5 | (1987-90 to 2003) 266 | Invasive epithelial ovarian cancer incidence | Carrots and beets |
RR = 0.86 (0.58-1.28; P = 0.55) for the highest vs lowest quartile of consumption. | Amount specific data (servings/week): < 1.0: RR = 1. 1.0-< 3.0: RR = 0.97 (0.66-1.43). 3.0-< 5.0: RR = 0.79 (0.54-1.15). ≥ 5.0: RR = 0.86 (0.58-1.28). Age at baseline, BMI, education, parity, oral contraceptive use, fish consumption, and dietary lactose. |
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