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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Apr 30;23(7):1374–1382. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0038

Table 3.

Association between daily dietary intake quintiles of methionine and B vitamins and gastric cancer risk stratified by menopausal status, Shanghai Women’s Health Study, 1997–2010.

Intake quintile Range Premenopausal women
Postmenopausal women
No. of cases Fully-adjusted HR (95% CI) a No. of cases Fully-adjusted HR (95% CI) a
Dietary Folate, ug/day
 Quintile 1 45–206 17 1.00 (ref.) 60 1.00 (ref.)
 Quintile 2 206–253 19 1.20 (0.60–2.37) 41 0.88 (0.58–1.34)
 Quintile 3 253–301 15 1.08 (0.50–2.32) 39 0.92 (0.59–1.44)
 Quintile 4 301–366 10 0.80 (0.33–1.96) 60 1.50 (0.96–2.33)
 Quintile 5 366–2048 25 2.62 (1.04–6.59) 37 1.06 (0.59–1.91)
  P for trend 0.21 0.19
Methionine, g/day
 Quintile 1 0.3–1.1 18 1.00 (ref.) 61 1.00 (ref.)
 Quintile 2 1.1–1.3 17 0.81 (0.40–1.64) 60 1.37 (0.92–2.04)
 Quintile 3 1.3–1.6 17 0.75 (0.34–1.66) 36 0.98 (0.59–1.64)
 Quintile 4 1.6–1.9 17 0.74 (0.29–1.88) 38 1.26 (0.69–2.29)
 Quintile 5 1.9–5.7 17 0.76 (0.21–2.74) 42 1.75 (0.78–3.94)
  P for trend 0.61 0.52
Riboflavin, mg/day
 Quintile 1 0.1–0.6 23 1.00 (ref.) 68 1.00 (ref.)
 Quintile 2 0.6–0.7 12 0.35 (0.17–0.73) 44 0.90 (0.59–1.36)
 Quintile 3 0.7–0.9 20 0.49 (0.24–0.99) 54 1.27 (0.81–1.99)
 Quintile 4 0.9–1.1 15 0.31 (0.13–0.71) 39 1.08 (0.62–1.89)
 Quintile 5 1.1–3.8 16 0.23 (0.08–0.73) 32 1.11 (0.52–2.36)
  P for trend 0.02 0.53
Niacin, mg/day
 Quintile 1 3.7–10.8 18 1.00 (ref.) 68 1.00 (ref.)
 Quintile 2 10.8–12.7 19 0.94 (0.46–1.90) 48 1.02 (0.67–1.56)
 Quintile 3 12.7–14.7 13 0.63 (0.26–1.49) 41 1.08 (0.65–1.81)
 Quintile 4 14.7–17.3 20 0.96 (0.36–2.54) 39 1.26 (0.67–2.36)
 Quintile 5 17.3–54.3 16 0.82 (0.20–3.33) 43 1.87 (0.79–4.42)
  P for trend 0.78 0.28
Vitamin B6, mg/day
 Quintile 1 0.3–1.2 21 1.00 (ref.) 73 1.00 (ref.)
 Quintile 2 1.2–1.5 13 0.48 (0.23–1.00) 45 0.84 (0.55–1.27)
 Quintile 3 1.5–1.8 17 0.58 (0.27–1.26) 40 0.88 (0.54–1.45)
 Quintile 4 1.8–2.1 20 0.62 (0.26–1.51) 42 1.07 (0.59–1.93)
 Quintile 5 2.1–6.9 15 0.42 (0.11–1.52) 37 1.14 (0.49–2.63)
  P for trend 0.38 0.73
Vitamin B12, ug/day
 Quintile 1 0.0–1.3 13 1.00 (ref.) 64 1.00 (ref.)
 Quintile 2 1.3–2.0 21 1.20 (0.59–2.44) 59 1.28 (0.88–1.86)
 Quintile 3 2.0–2.6 15 0.77 (0.35–1.70) 44 1.20 (0.77–1.86)
 Quintile 4 2.6–3.6 20 0.93 (0.41–2.12) 38 1.25 (0.75–2.06)
 Quintile 5 3.6–34.2 17 0.75 (0.27–2.06) 32 1.33 (0.70–2.54)
  P for trend 0.45 0.43
a

Adjusted for age at invitation, menopausal status, body mass index, total energy intake, peptic ulcer medication history and family history of gastric cancer, education level, total meat intake, all vegetables and fruits intake (except watermelon), sodium intake, and intake frequency of salted foods