Table 2.
Intake of main dietary items
| |
Colorectal cancer cases |
Controls |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| [n = 703] | [n = 853] | ||
| Fish consumption [servings/week] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
1.2 (1.2) |
1.4 (1.4) |
pMW = 0.040 |
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
0.9 (0.5-1.5) |
1.1 (0.6-1.8) |
|
| Fruits [servings/day] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
1.8 (1.6) |
2.3 (3.1) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
1.3 (0.7-2.5) |
1.4 (0.7-3.0) |
pMW = 0.340 |
| Raw vegetables [servings/day] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
1.2 (0.8) |
1.3 (1.3) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
1.0 (0.6-1.5) |
0.9 (0.6-1.6) |
pMW = 0.932 |
| Cooked vegetables [servings/day] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
0.5 (0.3) |
0.6 (0.3) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
0.5 (0.3-0.7) |
0.5 (0.4-0.7) |
pMW = 0.135 |
| Total energy [kcal/day] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
2236 (771) |
2407 (1035) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
2088 (1725–2558) |
2152 (1669–2857) |
pMW = 0.090 |
| Pure alcohol [g/week] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
33.4 (67.0) |
34.3 (102.9) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
8.3 (2.8-33.2) |
5.2 (2.4-27.2) |
pMW = 0.013 |
| Fiber [g/d] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
4.5 (1.6) |
4.7 (2.0) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
4.2 (3.4-5.4) |
4.2 (3.3-5.7) |
pMW = 0.981 |
| Vitamin C [mg/d] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
93.1 (50.9) |
99.4 (62.4) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
78.7 (57.9-117.6) |
81.6 (55.2-129.5) |
pMW = 0.464 |
| Calcium [g/d] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
0.72 (0.30) |
0.79 (0.41) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
0.65 (0.50-0.86) |
0.69 (0.50-0.93) |
pMW = 0.025 |
| Dietary iron [mg/d] | |||
| Mean (SD) |
14.5 (4.9) |
15.7 (6.7) |
|
| Median (Q1-Q3) |
13.6 (11.2-16.7) |
14.0 (11.1-18.2) |
pMW = 0.036 |
| Taking mineral supplements |
|
|
df = 1 |
| [n, (%)] | 121 (14.2%) | 105 (14.9%) | pchi = 0.676 |
MW Mann–Whitney test, df degrees of freedom; chi-chi-square test.