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. 2017 Mar 29;8(21):34610–34616. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.16659

Table 2. Daily food intake and the risk of oral cancer and risk scores for the final predictors.

Variables Cases (%)n = 930 Controls (%)n = 2667 UnadjustedOR (95% CI) AdjustedOR (95% CI)a Risk score
Poultry meat (per week)
 ≥ 3 times 130 (13.98) 615 (23.06) 1.00 1.00 0
 < 3 times 800 (86.02) 2052 (76.94) 1.84 (1.50–2.27) 1.71 (1.37–2.12) 5
Fish (per week)
 ≥ 3 times 430 (46.24) 1590 (59.62) 1.00 1.00 0
 < 3 times 500 (53.76) 1077 (40.38) 1.72 (1.48–2.00) 1.75 (1.49–2.05) 6
Seafood (per week)
 ≥ 3 times 206 (22.15) 937 (35.13) 1.00 1.00 0
 < 3 times 724 (77.85) 1730 (64.87) 1.90 (1.60–2.27) 1.99 (1.65–2.40) 7
Leafy Vegetables (per day)
 ≥ 1 time 786 (84.52) 2552 (95.69) 1.00 1.00 0
 < 1 time 144 (15.48) 115 (4.31) 4.07 (3.14–5.26) 3.91 (2.98–5.14) 14
Other vegetables (per day)
 ≥ 1 time 755 (81.18) 2489 (93.33) 1.00 1.00 0
 < 1 time 175 (18.82) 178 (6.67) 3.24 (2.59–4.05) 3.16 (2.49–4.01) 12
Fruits (per week)
 ≥ 3 times 321 (34.52) 1651 (61.90) 1.00 1.00 0
 < 3 times 609 (65.48) 1016 (38.10) 3.08 (2.64–3.60) 3.00 (2.53–3.56) 11
Milk and dairy products (per week)
 ≥ 1 time 326 (35.05) 1243 (46.61) 1.00 1.00 0
 < 1 time 604 (64.95) 1424 (53.39) 1.62 (1.39–1.89) 1.60 (1.36–1.90) 5
Eggs (per week)
 ≥ 5 times 270 (29.03) 1012 (37.95) 1.00 1.00 0
 < 5 times 660 (70.97) 1655 (62.05) 1.49 (1.27–1.76) 1.44 (1.21–1.71) 4
Pickled food (per week)
 < 1 time 639 (68.71) 1932 (72.44) 1.00 1.00 0
 ≥ 1 time 291 (31.29) 735 (27.56) 1.20 (1.02–1.41) 1.21 (1.02–1.43) 2
Red meat (per week)
 < 5 times 433 (46.56) 1267 (47.51) 1.00 1.00
 ≥ 5 times 497 (53.44) 1400 (52.49) 1.04 (0.89–1.21) 1.01 (0.86–1.19)
Processed meat (per week)
 < 1 time 801 (86.13) 2284 (85.64) 1.00 1.00
 ≥ 1 time 129 (13.87) 383 (14.36) 0.96 (0.77–1.19) 1.03 (0.82–1.29)
Beans and soy products (per week)
 ≥ 1 time 624 (67.10) 1824 (68.39) 1.00 1.00
 < 1 time 306 (32.90) 843 (31.61) 1.06 (0.90–1.24) 1.12 (0.95–1.33)

aadjusted for age, gender, education, residence, BMI, family history of cancer, tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, denture wearing, recurrent oral ulceration.