Data about yoghurt was provided by 4 cohorts, only one of which existed of a non-Japanese population (14). The association with total cancer mortality was examined
in all cohorts.
Results: No associations were found.
Effect modification: No data was found.
Conclusion: No associations were found. No evidence was found for an association between yoghurt and total cancer.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14) Bonthuis M (2010) | No cohort name defined | 1,529 participants in a skin cancer prevention trial aged 25-78 from Nambour. (Australia) | 14.4 (1992-96 to 2007) | 58? | All-cancer mortality | Yoghurt (Yoghurt and low-fat yoghurt) | No association was found (no data shown). | Age, sex, total energy, BMI, alcohol, school leaving age, physical activity, pack years of smoking, dietary supplement use, and beta-carotene treatment during trial (possibly also presence of [any] medical condition). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study. | 39,577 men, and 54,989 women. (Japan) | Not defined. | 3,160 men, and 1,936 women. | All cancer mortality | Yoghurt |
Age and study area. |
9) Matsumoto M (2007) | The Jichi Medical School Cohort Study (JMS) | 11,606 subjects aged 19-93. | (Japan) 1992-95 to 2002 | 255 | All cancer mortality | Yoghurt | HR = 1.48 (0.59-3.72; P = 0.41) | Age and sex. |
7) 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 | Yoghurt | Men: RR = 0.8 (0.5-1.3; No P-value). | Women: RR = 0.7 (0.4-1.3; 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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