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. 2025 Aug 23;33(9):806. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09827-6

Table 2.

Average adjusted food group and micronutrient intakes for survivors of cancer post-neurotoxic chemotherapy predicting the odds of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) adjusting for caloric intake, age, race, sex, BMI, and food security per 1,000 kilocalories

Dietary Component
(N=136)
Average amount of intake by CIPN status Mean adjusted difference
p-value
OR
(95% CI)b
OR
p-value
CIPN Presenta
(n=76)
No CIPNa
(n=60)
Odds of having CIPN
Food Groups
Dark Green Vegetables (cups/day) 0.19 (0.14, 0.24) 0.19 (0.13, 0.25) 0.98

1.53

(0.44, 5.32)

0.50
Red and Orange Vegetables (cups/day) 0.07 (0.04, 0.09) 0.08 (0.04, 0.11) 0.77

3.11

(0.35, 27.68)

0.31
Tomatoes⏶ (cups/day) 0.18 (0.15, 0.21) 0.21 (0.17, 0.26) 0.18

0.10

(0.01, 1.14)

0.06
Other Vegetables (cups/day) 0.24 (0.20, 0.29) 0.26 (0.21, 0.31) 0.65

0.67

(0.14, 3.23)

0.62
Whole Grains (oz/day) 0.61 (0.46, 0.75) 0.57 (0.41, 0.72) 0.73

0.83

(0.44, 1.56)

0.55
Refined Grains*⏶ (oz/day) 1.68 (1.48, 1.88) 1.32 (1.14, 1.49) 0.01

2.05

(1.22, 3.46)

<0.01
Fruit (cups/day) 0.76 (0.61, 0.90) 0.80 (0.62, 0.97) 0.74

0.90

(0.52, 1.55)

0.71
Red Meat (oz/day) 0.17 (0.12, 0.22) 0.15 (0.10, 0.20) 0.70

0.83

(0.14, 4.76)

0.83
Poultry (oz/day) 0.41 (0.32, 0.51) 0.54 (0.39, 0.69) 0.17

0.66

(0.32, 1.34)

0.25
Fish⏶ (oz/day) 0.15 (0.09, 0.21) 0.22 (0.12, 0.31) 0.30

0.21

(0.06, 0.75)

0.02
Egg*⏶ (oz/day) 0.16 (0.12, 0.21) 0.26 (0.18, 0.33) 0.04

0.06

(0.01, 0.34)

<0.01
Nuts/Seeds (oz/day) 0.52 (0.35, 0.68) 0.39 (0.25, 0.54) 0.30

1.14

(0.85, 1.52)

0.40
Dairy (cups/day) 0.76 (0.63, 0.89) 0.68 (0.55, 0.80) 0.39

1.49

(0.63, 3.53)

0.37
Legumes* (cups/day) 0.05 (0.03, 0.06) 0.09 (0.05, 0.12) 0.05

0.18

(0.00, 16.74)

0.46
Micronutrients
Vitamin A (IU/day)

6702.07 

(5609.32, 7794.82)

5414.70 

(4405.73, 6423.67)

0.11

1.00

(1.00, 1.00)

0.11
Vitamin D (IU/day)

122.61 

(103.78, 141.44)

135.91 

(112.05, 159.77)

0.42

1.00

(0.99, 1.00)

0.24
Vitamin E (IU/day)

10.50

(9.29, 11.71)

10.59

(9.20, 11.98)

0.93

1.01

(0.96, 1.07)

0.71
Vitamin K (mcg/day)

108.34 

(89.09, 127.60)

94.84 

(75.58, 114.11)

0.37

1.00

(1.00, 1.01)

0.11
Thiamin* (mg/day)

0.81

(0.77, 0.86)

0.75

(0.70, 0.80)

0.09

3.47

(0.42, 28.82)

0.25
Riboflavin (mg/day)

1.11

(1.03, 1.18)

1.15

(1.07, 1.24)

0.45

0.83

(0.33, 2.06)

0.68
Niacin (mg/day)

12.74

(11.78, 13.71)

13.28

(12.13, 14.43)

0.51

1.00

(0.95, 1.04)

0.85
Pantothenic Acid (mg/day)

3.58

(3.21, 3.95)

3.73

(3.29, 4.17)

0.62

1.01

(0.94, 1.09)

0.77
Vitamin B6 (mg/day)

1.15

(1.05, 1.25)

1.20

(1.09, 1.32)

0.53

0.94

(0.61, 1.44)

0.78
Folate (mcg/day)

151.82 

(138.99, 164.65)

155.28 

(140.28, 170.28)

0.75

1.00

(0.99. 1.01)

0.82
Vitamin B12 (mcg/day)

2.42

(2.13, 2.71)

2.60

(2.24, 2.96)

0.47

0.96

(0.84, 1.11)

0.61
Vitamin C (mg/day)

83.52

(71.40, 95.64)

74.91

(62.48, 87.33)

0.36

1.00

(1.00, 1.01)

0.30
Magnesium (mg/day)

197.57 

(184.97, 210.17)

192.22 

(178.21, 206.23)

0.60

1.00

(1.00, 1.01)

0.33
Selenium*⏶ (mcg/day)

55.58

(53.29, 57.86)

60.13

(57.31, 62.95)

0.02

0.96

(0.92, 1.00)

0.03
Iron (mg/day)

7.78

(7.25, 8.31)

7.30

(6.72, 7.87)

0.26

1.08

(0.91, 1.28)

0.38
Copper (mg/day)

0.85

(0.80, 0.91)

0.82

(0.76, 0.89)

0.57

1.67

(0.30, 9.19)

0.56
Zinc (mg/day)

5.97

(5.64, 6.30)

6.16

(5.77, 6.54)

0.50

0.89

(0.70, 1.13)

0.33
Calcium (mg/day)

582.53 

(531.05, 634.01)

555.10 

(499.04, 611.17)

0.51

1.00

(1.00, 1.00)

0.28