Fruit and vegetable consumption associated with reduced risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in southern Chinese women.

Auteur(s) :
Tang L., Lee AH., Su D., Binns CW.
Date :
Oct, 2013
Source(s) :
Gynecologic oncology., Gynecol Oncol.. # p
Adresse :
School of Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U 1987, Perth, WA, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].

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OBJECTIVE
To investigate the association between fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in southern Chinese women.

METHODS
A case-control study was undertaken in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, between 2006 and 2008. Participants were 500 incident ovarian cancer patients and 500 hospital-based controls. Information on habitual fruit and vegetable consumption was obtained by face-to-face interview using a validated and reliable food frequency questionnaire. Unconditional logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association between fruit and vegetable intakes and the ovarian cancer risk.

RESULTS
The mean fruit and vegetable daily intakes of ovarian cancer patients (324.2g (SD 161.9) and 582.7g (SD 250.2)) were significantly lower (p<0.001) than those of controls (477.3g (SD 362.1) and 983.3g (SD 739.9)). The adjusted odds ratios were 0.30 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.21 to 0.44) and 0.07 (95% CI 0.04 to 0.12) for more than 490g of fruits and 970g of vegetables per day, relative to at most 320g and 690g per day, respectively. With the exception of lycopene, substantial risk reductions were evident for a variety of nutrients derived from fruits and vegetables.

CONCLUSIONS
Consumption of fruits and vegetables was inversely associated with the incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer in southern Chinese women.

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