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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2009 Apr 15;124(8):1918–1925. doi: 10.1002/ijc.24151

Table 5.

Relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals for the association between flavonoid-rich foods and epithelial ovarian cancer among 1,141 cases and 1,183 controls

Food Servings Cases Controls Multivariable RRa,b
Tea, non-herbal <=1/week 697 723 1.00 (ref.)
2–6/week 182 197 0.94 (0.74, 1.20)
1/day 133 140 0.95 (0.72, 1.25)
2+/day 129 123 1.13 (0.85, 1.50)
p -trend = 0.53
Red wine <1/month 746 738 1.00 (ref.)
1–3/month 186 198 1.01 (0.80, 1.29)
1/week 77 89 1.03 (0.73, 1.45)
2–4/week 81 94 0.96 (0.69, 1.35)
5+/week 51 64 0.83 (0.55, 1.25)
p -trend = 0.18
Kale <1/month 1,020 1,049 1.00 (ref.)
1–3/month 83 87 0.96 (0.67, 1.37)
1/week 27 28 0.99 (0.54, 1.79)
2+/week 11 19 0.66 (0.30, 1.48)
p -trend = 0.46
Broccoli <1/month 154 129 1.00 (ref.)
1–3/month 301 313 0.88 (0.65, 1.19)
1/week 374 390 1.02 (0.75, 1.39)
2+/week 312 351 1.05 (0.76, 1.46)
p -trend = 0.93
Celery <1/month 382 328 1.00 (ref.)
1–3/month 358 366 0.91 (0.73, 1.14)
1/week 196 238 0.81 (0.62, 1.06)
2–4/week 144 189 0.67 (0.50, 0.90)
5+/week 61 62 0.92 (0.60, 1.39)
p -trend = 0.11
Blueberries <1/month 622 579 1.00 (ref.)
1–3/month 314 372 0.86 (0.70, 1.06)
1/week 119 158 0.77 (0.58, 1.02)
2+/week 86 74 1.13 (0.78, 1.64)
p -trend = 0.41
Raisins <1/month 481 462 1.00 (ref.)
1–3/month 370 404 0.93 (0.76, 1.15)
1/week 148 147 1.06 (0.80, 1.41)
2–4/week 97 121 0.83 (0.60, 1.15)
5+/week 45 49 0.86 (0.54, 1.37)
p -trend = 0.03
Cauliflower <1/month 593 571 1.00 (ref.)
1–3/month 345 387 0.88 (0.72, 1.08)
1/week 150 154 0.93 (0.70, 1.23)
2+/week 53 71 0.68 (0.45, 1.02)
p -trend = 0.05
a

P -values are for the test for trend for continuous intake in servings/day; calculated using the Wald test

b

Adjusted for age in years, study center, duration of oral contraceptive use, parity, history of tubal ligation, physical activity, total duration of breastfeeding, dietary intake of carotenoids, fiber intake, and total energy intake