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. 2016 Sep 15;115(9):1122–1130. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.289

Table 3. Association between intakes of calcium, vitamin D and lactose with ovarian cancer risk in AACESa.

  Cases (n=490)
Controls (n=656)
Model 1b
Model 2c
  n % n % OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Total calcium (mg per day)
Q1 (⩽478.6) 298 26.0 164 25.0 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
Q2 (478.7–784.1) 306 26.7 164 25.0 1.00 0.72, 1.39 0.89 0.61, 1.31
Q3 (784.2–1233.6) 272 23.7 164 25.0 0.70 0.48, 1.00 0.62 0.39, 0.96
Q4 (⩾1233.7) 270 23.6 164 25.0 0.63 0.42, 0.94 0.51 0.30, 0.86
P for trend         0.012
0.009
Dietary calcium (mg per day)
Q1 (⩽362.4) 123 25.1 164 25.0 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
Q2 (362.5–546.8) 128 26.1 164 25.0 0.98 0.70, 1.37 0.79 0.54, 1.17
Q3 (546.9–819.5) 126 25.7 164 25.0 0.94 0.65, 1.35 0.75 0.47, 1.20
Q4 (⩾819.6) 113 23.1 164 25.0 0.77 0.48, 1.23 0.52 0.28, 0.98
P for trend         0.26
0.049
Supplemental calcium (mg per day)
Non-consumer 231 47.1 240 36.6 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
⩽240.0 143 29.2 214 32.6 0.69 0.52, 0.91 0.62 0.41, 0.92
>240.0 116 23.7 202 30.8 0.57 0.43, 0.77 0.52 0.35, 0.79
P for trend         <0.001
0.007
Total vitamin D (IU per day)
Q1 (⩽130.8) 313 27.3 164 25.0 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
Q2 (130.9–292.8) 262 22.9 164 25.0 0.63 0.45, 0.89 0.72 0.49, 1.04
Q3 (292.9–523.9) 282 24.6 164 25.0 0.77 0.55, 1.07 0.89 0.60, 1.32
Q4 (⩾524.0) 289 25.2 164 25.0 0.75 0.54, 1.05 1.00 0.65, 1.54
P for trend         0.27
0.60
Dietary vitamin D (IU per day)
Q1 (⩽48.5) 124 25.3 164 25.0 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
Q2 (48.6–80.8) 114 23.3 164 25.0 0.90 0.64, 1.27 0.84 0.57, 1.25
Q3 (80.9–141.1) 115 23.5 164 25.0 0.91 0.64, 1.30 0.85 0.54, 1.33
Q4 (⩾141.2) 137 28.0 164 25.0 1.12 0.75, 1.66 1.02 0.58, 1.79
P for trend         0.41
0.69
Supplemental vitamin D (IU per day)
Non-consumer 200 40.8 189 28.8 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
⩽371.4 134 27.4 257 39.2 0.49 0.37, 0.66 0.54 0.39, 0.74
>371.4 156 31.8 210 32.0 0.67 0.50, 0.89 0.78 0.55, 1.12
P for trend         0.03
0.20
Lactose (g per day)
Q1 (⩽2.3) 104 21.22 170 25.9 1.00 Ref 1.00 Ref
Q2 (2.4–4.6) 137 27.96 164 25.0 1.41 1.00, 1.98 1.44 1.00, 2.08
Q3 (4.7–8.8) 108 22.04 158 24.1 1.12 0.78, 1.61 1.19 0.79, 1.78
Q4 (⩾8.9) 141 28.78 164 25.0 1.53 1.02, 2.29 1.97 1.25, 3.10
P for trend         0.11 0.008

Abbreviations: AACES=African American Cancer Epidemiology Study; CI=confidence interval; IU, international unit; OR=odds ratio.

a

Exposures were categorised into quartiles based on the distribution of controls. For exposures with >25% non-consumers, they were categorised into non-consumers, below or above the median of consumption based on controls' distributions.

b

Model 1 adjusted for age, region, and total energy intake.

c

Model 2 further adjusted for education, parity, oral contraceptive use, menopausal status, tubal ligation, family history of breast/ovarian cancer, daylight hours spent outdoors in summer months, pigmentation, recreational physical activity, body mass index, other sugar intake excluding lactose, plus quartiles of total calcium, total vitamin D, and lactose when applicable; When examining dietary or supplemental intake of calcium (or vitamin D), the model was also mutually adjusted for the other source.