Egg & total cancer.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 5) Benetou V. (2008) | The Greek segment of the EPIC Study. | 25,623 subjects (10,582 men, and 15,041 women). (Greece) | 7.9 (1994-99 to 2007) | 851 (421 men, and 430 women) | Total cancer risk (excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer) | Eggs | HR = 1.07 (1.01-1.13; No P-value) for an increment of 10 g/day. | Stratified by sex. Adjusted for age, years of schooling, smoking status, BMI, height, physical activity, ethanol intake, supplement use, and total energy intake. |
| 3) Kelemen LE. (2005) | The Iowa Women's Health study. | 29,017 postmenopausal women aged 55-69. (USA) | 15 (1986-2000) | 4,843? | Cancer incidence | Eggs |
RR = 1.02 (0.89-1.16; P = 0.61). Amount specific data (quintiles. No amounts specified): Q1: RR = 1. Q2: RR = 1.01. Q3: RR = 0.93. Q4: RR = 1.06. Q5: RR = 1.02. RRs are for the highest vs lowest quintile (median servings per 1,000 kcal between extreme quintiles = 0.60 and 2.74 for dairy and eggs) of substitution for an isoenergetic amount of all carbohydrate-rich foods Carbohydrate rich foods [defined as: A composite of refined carbohydrates (rice, pasta, potatoes, refined cold breakfast cereal, muffins, snack foods, sweetened sodas, pizza, chocolate, candy, cakes, cookies, donuts, pastries, pies) and whole-grain carbohydrates (dark bread, brown rice, oatmeal, whole-grain breakfast cereal, bran, wheat germ, and other grains such as bulgar, kasha, and couscous)]. | Age, total energy, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, trans-fat, total fiber, dietary cholesterol, dietary methionine, alcohol, smoking, activity level, BMI, history of hypertension, postmenopausal hormone use, multivitamin use, vitamin E supplement use, education, family history of cancer, servings of fruits and vegetables excluding potatoes, legumes, dairy, eggs, red meats, poultry, and fish. |
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| 4) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study. | 43,977 men, and 60,231 women. (Japan) | Not defined. | 3,672 men, and 2,162 women. | All cancer mortality | Eggs |
Age and study area. |
3) Kelemen LE. (2005) | The Iowa Women's Health study. | 29,017 postmenopausal women aged 55-69. | (USA) 15 (1986-2000) | 1,676? | Cancer mortality | Eggs |
RR = 0.96 (0.77-1.20; P = 0.85). | Amount specific data (quintiles. No amounts specified): Q1: RR = 1. Q2: RR = 0.90. Q3: RR = 0.88. Q4: RR = 0.96. Q5: RR = 0.96. RRs are for the highest vs lowest quintile (median servings per 1,000 kcal between extreme quintiles = 0.60 and 2.74 for dairy and eggs) of substitution for an isoenergetic amount of all carbohydrate-rich foods Carbohydrate rich foods [defined as: A composite of refined carbohydrates (rice, pasta, potatoes, refined cold breakfast cereal, muffins, snack foods, sweetened sodas, pizza, chocolate, candy, cakes, cookies, donuts, pastries, pies) and whole-grain carbohydrates (dark bread, brown rice, oatmeal, whole-grain breakfast cereal, bran, wheat germ, and other grains such as bulgar, kasha, and couscous)]. Age, total energy, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, trans-fat, total fiber, dietary cholesterol, dietary methionine, alcohol, smoking, activity level, BMI, history of hypertension, postmenopausal hormone use, multivitamin use, vitamin E supplement use, education, family history of cancer, servings of fruits and vegetables excluding potatoes, legumes, dairy, eggs, red meats, poultry, and fish. |
2) Nakamura Y. (2004) | The NIPPON DATA80. | 4,077 men and 5,186 women aged ≥ 30. | (Japan) 14 | (1980-1994) 208 men, and | 148 women Cancer death | Eggs |
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Age, serum creatinine, total cholesterol, blood glucose, BMI, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, use of blood pressure-lowering drugs, cigarette smoking, and alcohol intake. |
1) Khan MM. (2004) | No cohort name. | 1,524 men and 1,634 women aged ≥ 40 living in Hokkaido, Japan. | 1984-2002 | 155 men, 89 women? | Total cancer mortality | Egg | Men: RR = 1.4 (0.8-2.3; No P-value). | Women: RR = 1.3 (0.7-2.5; No P-value). RRs are for consumption ≥ several times/wk vs ≤ several times/month. Men: age and smoking. Women: age, health status, health education, health screening + smoking. |
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