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 |
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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).