Table 2. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% corresponding confidence intervals (CI) for oral and pharyngeal cancer among 768 cases and 2078 controls, according to nine items included in the Mediterranean diet score. Italy and Switzerland, 1997–2009.
| |
Median intakea (portions per week) |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Components | Men | Women | ORb (95% CI) |
| Vegetables |
11.0 |
11.5 |
0.47 (0.37–0.60) |
| Fruit |
16.8 |
21.5 |
0.68 (0.53–0.87) |
| Meat and meat products |
7.2 |
5.5 |
0.81 (0.64–1.04) |
| Legumes |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.12 (0.88–1.43) |
| Cereals and potatoes |
20.9 |
19.8 |
0.90 (0.68–1.18) |
| Milk and dairy products |
7.1 |
10.3 |
1.03 (0.81–1.31) |
| Fish |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.01 (0.80–1.26) |
| Alcoholic beverages |
0.9 |
0.0 |
0.23 (0.18–0.29) |
| Monounsaturated/saturated fat ratio | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.66 (0.51–0.84) |
Estimates for binary contrasts, that is, moderate consumption vs no/high consumption of alcohol, for low vs high consumption of meat/meat products and milk/dairy products, and for high vs low consumption of other items.
a
Median portion per week among controls.
b
Estimates from unconditional logistic regression models adjusted for sex, quinquennia of age, study center, year of interview, education, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, body mass index, and total energy intake.