Dietary factors and risk of pancreatic cancer: Results of a Canadian population-based case-control study
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G. R. Howe
NCIC Epidemiology Unit, McMurrich Building, 3rd Floor, University of Toronto, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
NCIC Epidemiology Unit, McMurrich Building, 3rd Floor, University of Toronto, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8Search for more papers by this authorM. Jain
NCIC Epidemiology Unit, McMurrich Building, 3rd Floor, University of Toronto, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Search for more papers by this authorA. B. Miller
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
G. R. Howe
NCIC Epidemiology Unit, McMurrich Building, 3rd Floor, University of Toronto, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
NCIC Epidemiology Unit, McMurrich Building, 3rd Floor, University of Toronto, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8Search for more papers by this authorM. Jain
NCIC Epidemiology Unit, McMurrich Building, 3rd Floor, University of Toronto, 12 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8
Search for more papers by this authorA. B. Miller
Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Dietary information from a case-control study of pancreatic cancer conducted in Metropolitan Toronto between 1983 and 1986 is reported. A total of 249 cases and 505 populationbased controls completed quantitative diet histories from which total caloric intake and the intake of a number of nutrients were estimated. A positive association with total caloric intake was observed with a relative risk of 2.39, 95% confidence interval 1.18–4.83 (highest versus lowest quartile), due primarily to the intake of carbohydrates. Inverse associations were seen with fibre from fruit, vegetable and cereal sources, with a relative of risk of 0.42, 0.22–0.78 (highest versus lowest quartile), for total fibre intake.
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