Table 4.
Numbers of cancer types for which significant direct and inverse correlations were found.
| Factor | All Countries M | All Countries F | All Countries M/F | HQ Countries M | HQ Countries F | HQ Countries M/F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct correlation | ||||||
| Alcohol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Animal fat | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Animal product energy | 9 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Fat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| GDP | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Latitude | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Life expectancy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Lung cancer | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Sweeteners | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverse correlation | ||||||
| Animal product energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cereals | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| GDP | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Latitude | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
M: male; F: female; HQ: high quality countries.