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. 2003 Mar 4;88(5):689–694. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600775

Table 2. Relative risk according to the level of consumption of green-yellow vegetables and fruit.

  Green-yellow vegetables
Fruit
    Category
    Category
 
  Total cases 1   2   3 P-value* Total cases 1   2   3 P-value*
Total cancer mortality                            
 Cases 3136 1134   1272   730   3136 886   991   1259  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 0.94 (0.86–1.02) 0.92 (0.84–1.01) 0.0676   1.00 0.94 (0.85–1.03) 0.88 (0.80–0.96) 0.0044
Oesophagus cancer                            
 Cases 80 33   31   16   80 30   31   19  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 0.86 (0.52–1.41) 0.89 (0.48–1.63) 0.6348   1.00 0.91 (0.55–1.52) 0.57 (0.31–1.04) 0.0714
Stomach cancer                            
 Cases 617 229   243   145   617 176   203   238  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 0.91 (0.76–1.10) 0.91 (0.74–1.13) 0.3514   1.00 0.97 (0.79–1.19) 0.80 (0.65–0.98) 0.0273
Liver cancer                            
 Cases 555 224   218   113   555 161   165   229  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 0.81 (0.67–0.97) 0.75 (0.60–0.95) 0.0092   1.00 0.85 (0.68–1.06) 0.96 (0.78–1.19) 0.8148
Gall bladder cancer                            
 Cases 157 53   57   47   157 44   38   75  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 0.83 (0.56–1.22) 1.09 (0.73–1.63) 0.7341   1.00 0.69 (0.44–1.07) 0.85 (0.57–1.25) 0.5331
Pancreas cancer                            
 Cases 177 65   74   38   177 49   58   70  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 0.96 (0.68–1.36) 0.82 (0.54–1.24) 0.3641   1.00 1.09 (0.73–1.62) 0.81 (0.55–1.20) 0.2293
Colorectal cancer                            
 Cases 226 80   82   64   226 61   64   101  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 1.04 (0.81–1.35) 1.10 (0.82–1.47) 0.5170   1.00 1.01 (0.75–1.36) 0.97 (0.73–1.29) 0.8141
Lung cancer                            
 Cases 563 214   225   124   563 184   180   199  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 0.98 (0.81–1.18) 0.95 (0.76–1.19) 0.6757   1.00 0.87 (0.71–1.08) 0.80 (0.65–0.98) 0.0348
Breast cancer (females)                            
 Cases 76 15   42   19   76 13   22   41  
 RR (95% CI)   1.00 1.64 (0.90–2.98) 1.28 (0.64–2.54) 0.5350   1.00 1.01 (0.50–2.02) 0.91 (0.48–1.72) 0.7006
*

Test for trend; relative risk adjusted for sex, age, radiation dose, city, BMI, smoking status, alcohol habits, and education level.