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. 2011 Dec 6;105(Suppl 2):S19–S23. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.477

Table 4. Cancer cases in 2010 at six sites caused by deficient intake of fruit and vegetables in 2000–2001.

Age (years)
Oral cavity and pharynx
Oesophagus
Stomach
Colon–rectum
Larynx
Lung
At exposure At outcome (+10 years) PAF Obs. Excess attributable cases PAF Obs. Excess attributable cases PAF Obs. Excess attributable cases PAF Obs. Excess attributable cases PAF Obs. Excess attributable cases PAF Obs. Excess attributable cases
Men
 19–49 29–59 0.65 1874 1223 0.56 1064 596 0.49 587 285 0 3410 0 0.56 443 249 0.11 2839 300
 50–64 ⩾60 0.52 2656 1393 0.45 4643 2067 0.35 3875 1367 0 18 643 0 0.43 1358 578 0.08 19 417 1584
 Total (%)     4571 2616 (57.2%)   5713 2663 (46.6%)   4467 1651 (37.0%)   22 127 0 (0.0%)   1803 827 (45.9%)   22 273 1884 (8.5%)
                                       
Women
 19–49 29–59 0.64 786 503 0.55 332 184 0.47 325 151 0 2791 0 0.54 113 61 0.11 2550 280
 50–64 ⩾60 0.50 1521 762 0.44 2482 1088 0.32 2243 722 0 14 926 0 0.40 269 106 0.09 15 562 1403
 Total (%)     2359 1265 (53.6%)   2819 1272 (45.1%)   2577 874 (33.9%)   17 787 0 (0.0%)   386 168 (43.5%)   18 132 1683 (9.3%)
                                       
Persons
 19–49 29–59   2660 1725   1396 779   912 436   6201 0   556 310   5389 579
 50–64 ⩾60   4177 2155   7125 3155   6118 2089   33 569 0   1627 684   34 979 2987
 Total (%)     6930 3881 (56.0%)   8532 3935 (46.1%)   7044 2525 (35.8%)   39 914 0 (0.0%)   2189 995 (45.4%)   40 405 3567 (8.8%)

Abbreviations: Obs=observed cases; PAF=population-attributable fraction.