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Table 3 Odds ratios and 95% CI of colorectal cancer according to the three major dietary patterns in a NL population

From: Dietary patterns and colorectal cancer: results from a Canadian population-based study

Dietary pattern

Quintiles

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

P for trend

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

 

Meat-diet pattern

original

1.00

1.52

1.04, 2.23

1.37

0.94, 2.03

1.86

1.27, 2.72

2.14

1.41, 3.24

0.0002

multivariate

1.00

1.44

0.91, 2.30

1.32

0.88, 1.97

1.64

1.09, 2.46

1.84

1.19, 2.86

0.6442

Plant-based diet pattern

original

1.00

1.04

0.72, 1.51

0.73

0.50, 1.06

0.69

0.47, 0.99

0.46

0.31, 0.69

<0.0001

multivariate

1.00

1.09

0.74, 1.60

0.78

0.53, 1.17

0.77

0.51, 1.16

0.55

0.35, 0.87

0.3065

Sugary-diet pattern

original

1.00

1.69

1.15, 2.48

1.55

1.06, 2.27

2.20

1.48, 3.27

2.51

1.64, 3.84

<0.0001

multivariate

1.00

1.47

0.96, 2.26

1.46

0.94, 2,25

1.92

1.23, 3.01

2.26

1.39, 3.66

0.4024

  1. Adjusted for age and total energy intake;
  2. Adjusted for: sex, body mass index, marital status, education attainment, household income status, use of alcohol/tobacco/non-steroid anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), family history of CRC, history of diabetes/colon screening procedure/ high cholesterol, reported hormone replacement therapy (females only), multivitamin supplements, and physical activities;
  3. Significant 95% CI are in bold;
  4. P for trend was calculated by Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Square Test.