This category presents findings of subgroups of vegetables or fruits, which could not be categorized into known subgroups. Findings are not discussed, but are presented to express transparency of findings.
| 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) | Fruiting vegetables |
HR = 0.97 (0.80-1.16).
HRs are per 40 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. |
7) Mommers M (2005) | The Netherlands Cohort Study | 62,573 postmenopausal women aged 55-69. | 11,3 | (1986-1997) 240 | Invasive epithelial ovarian cancer incidence | Vegetables, other than brassicas, legumes, and leafy vegetables (not defined) |
RR = 0.84 (0.53-1.33; P = 0.45) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption. | Amount specific data (grams/day): 2: RR = 1. 9: RR = 1.19 (0.77-1.83). 16: RR = 0.81 (0.51-1.29). 23: RR = 0.96 (0.61-1.51). 39: RR = 0.84 (0.53-1.33). Age, height, current cigarette smoking, duration of cigarette smoking, number of cigarettes smoked daily, duration of oral contraceptive use, parity, and total fruit. |
Test for other possible confounders included hormone therapy, weight, BMI, family history of ovarian or breast carcinoma, hysterectomy, age at menarche, age ate menopause, tubal ligation, and socioeconomic status. |