Table 4.
Beta (β) regression coefficient from multivariate regression analysis of NPC age-standardized incidence and mortality rates on cumulative salted fish (per kg), cigarette (per stick) and fresh vegetable consumption (per kg) in Hong Kong, 1991–2008
|
Cumulative window (Years) |
Independent variable |
Age-standardized incidence rate |
Age-standardized mortality rates |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| 0 |
Salted fish |
0.473 |
0.345 |
0.463 |
0.238 |
| |
Smoking |
0.195 |
0.321 |
0.145 |
0.189 |
| |
Fresh-vegetables |
−0.213 |
−0.249 |
−0.140 |
−0.119 |
| 5 |
Salted fish |
2.744* |
1.740 |
1.324 |
1.607 |
| |
Smoking |
−2.694* |
−1.589 |
−0.814 |
−1.501 |
| |
Fresh-vegetables |
−0.917* |
−0.794* |
−0.402 |
−0.725 |
| 10 |
Salted fish |
2.077 |
0.339 |
0.289 |
1.992 |
| |
Smoking |
−3.142* |
−2.038 |
0.306 |
−1.571 |
| Fresh-vegetables | −1.793* | −2.408* | −0.363 | −0.252 | |
* Significant at 0.05 level.
Cumulative salted fish consumption per capita was estimated from FAO commodity statistics on fish, dried, salted or smoked.