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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 12.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol. 2010 Jul 8;34(5):568–573. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.06.005

Table 2.

Age-adjusted and multivariate-adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for risk of endometrial cancer by quintiles of intake of fruits and vegetables, NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study, 1995–2003.

Intake, servings/1,000 kcal/day No. cases Age- adjusted HR 95% CI MV- adjusted HR* 95% CI
Total fruit and vegetables
<1.61 198 1.00 reference 1.00 reference
1.61–<2.14 218 1.08 0.89–1.31 1.08 0.89–1.31
2.14–<2.68 271 1.33 1.10–1.59 1.32 1.09–1.60
2.68–<3.42 240 1.17 0.97–1.41 1.24 1.02–1.52
≥3.42 215 1.04 0.86–1.26 1.12 0.90–1.39
P for trend 0.81 0.28
Total fruit
<0.61 186 1.00 reference 1.00 reference
0.61–<0.97 243 1.27 1.05–1.54 1.28 1.05–1.56
0.97–<1.36 230 1.19 0.98–1.44 1.21 0.99–1.48
1.36–<1.91 252 1.29 1.07–1.56 1.36 1.11–1.67
≥1.91 231 1.18 0.97–1.43 1.30 1.04–1.61
P for trend 0.26 0.05
Total vegetables
<0.74 207 1.00 reference 1.00 reference
0.74–<1.00 246 1.18 0.98–1.42 1.17 0.97–1.41
1.00–<1.27 226 1.08 0.89–1.30 1.06 0.87–1.28
1.27–<1.67 241 1.15 0.95–1.38 1.16 0.96–1.40
≥1.67 222 1.06 0.88–1.28 1.09 0.90–1.33
P for trend 0.85 0.55
*

Adjusted for age at baseline (continuous), race/ethnicity (white, other), education (high school graduate or less, some college or more), age at menarche (<13, 13–14, ≥15), parity (none, 1, 2, ≥3, oral contraceptives (ever, never), hormone therapy (ever, never), age at menopause (premenopausal, <45, 45–49, ≥55, postmenopausal, unknown age), body mass index – kg/m2 (<25, 25–29, ≥30, missing), smoking (never, former, current), frequency of vigorous physical activity (never/rarely, ≥1 time/month but <3 times/week, ≥3 times/week, missing), total fat intake (continuous), and caloric intake (continuous).