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. 2009 Mar 11;20(6):835–846. doi: 10.1007/s10552-009-9323-1

Table 4.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for pancreatic cancer and intake of fructose, sucrose, lactose in a population-based case–control study, San Francisco Bay Area, California

Men + Women Men Women
Quartiles Case n % Control n % ORa 95% CIa ORb 95% CIb ORb 95% CIb ORb 95% CIb
Fructose, gm/day
    Quartile 1 160 30 426 25 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent
    Quartile 2 129 25 424 25 0.8 0.6–1.1 0.9 0.7–1.2 1.0 0.7–1.4 0.8 0.5–1.2
    Quartile 3 124 24 425 25 0.8 0.6–1.0 0.9 0.7–1.2 0.8 0.6–1.2 0.9 0.6–1.4
    Quartile 4 112 21 426 25 0.7 0.5–0.9 0.8 0.6–1.1 0.8 0.5–1.1 0.9 0.6–1.3
    Trend-p 0.01 0.2 0.05 0.9
Sucrose, gm/day
    Quartile 1 141 27 425 25 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent
    Quartile 2 125 24 425 25 0.9 0.7–1.2 1.0 0.8–1.4 1.1 0.8–1.7 0.9 0.6–1.5
    Quartile 3 121 23 425 25 0.9 0.7–1.2 1.0 0.7–1.3 1.0 0.7–1.5 1.2 0.8–1.8
    Quartile 4 138 26 426 25 1.0 0.8–1.3 1.0 0.8–1.4 1.0 0.7–1.5 1.1 0.7–1.7
    Trend-p 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.6
Lactosec, gm/day
    Quartile 1 94 18 425 25 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent 1.0 Referent
    Quartile 2 136 26 425 25 1.5 1.1–2.0 1.5 1.1–2.0 1.6 1.1–2.7 1.2 0.7–1.9
    Quartile 3 131 25 425 25 1.4 1.1–1.9 1.6 1.2–2.1 1.8 1.2–2.8 2.0 1.3–3.1
    Quartile 4 164 31 425 25 1.8 1.3–2.4 2.0 1.5–2.7 2.1 1.3–3.0 1.7 1.1–2.7
    Trend-p 0.0003 <0.0001 0.003 0.03

aUsed energy residual model; adjusted for age, sex, and energy intake (kcal/day, men: quartiles, women: quartiles)

bAdditionally adjusted for body mass index (<25.0, 25.0–29.9, ≥30 kg/m2), race (white, black/African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, others), education (<high-school graduate, high-school graduate, 1–4 years college, graduate school), smoking (never smoker, former cigarette smoker who had quit smoking >15 years previously, former cigarette smoker who had quit smoking 1–15 years previously, current cigarette smoker or former cigarette smoker who had quit smoking <1 year previously, pipe and/or cigar smoker), history of diabetes (yes, no), and physical activity (30-min moderate exercise each time: <1 month, 1–4/month, 2–6/week, and daily)

cAdditionally adjusted for total fat consumption by quartiles