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. 2020 Jan 15;12(1):180–190.

Table 5.

Associations between food pattern and risk of thyroid cancer subtypes after stratified by sex (N = 826)

Sex Controls Overall TC Papillary TC


Cases ORa 95% CI ORb 95% CI Cases ORa 95% CI ORb 95% CI
Female (N = 627)
    Starchy Foods and Desserts Pattern
        Quartile 1 71 93 1.00 1.00 74 1.00 1.00
        Quartile 2 76 67 0.69 0.41, 1.04 0.73 0.45, 1.18 62 0.79 0.48, 1.30 0.83 0.50, 1.37
        Quartile 3 83 69 0.62 0.39, 0.99 0.71 0.44, 1.14 57 0.65 0.39, 1.06 0.73 0.44, 1.21
        Quartile 4 78 90 0.78 0.49, 1.23 0.96 0.58, 1.58 79 0.85 0.52, 1.37 1.03 0.61, 1.72
        Ptrendc 0.24 0.81 0.38 0.95
    Fruits and Vegetables Pattern
        Quartile 1 66 97 1.00 1.00 79 1.00 1.00
        Quartile 2 72 82 0.86 0.54, 1.37 0.89 0.55, 1.43 72 0.93 0.57, 1.52 0.96 0.58, 1.57
        Quartile 3 81 72 0.69 0.43, 1.11 0.78 0.47, 1.28 64 0.76 0.46, 1.25 0.84 0.50, 1.41
        Quartile 4 89 68 0.58 0.36, 0.94 0.72 0.41, 1.27 57 0.60 0.36, 1.00 0.73 0.41, 1.32
        Ptrendc 0.02 0.22 0.03 0.27
    High Protein and Fat Pattern
        Quartile 1 92 110 1.00 1.00 90 1.00 1.00
        Quartile 2 87 74 0.62 0.40, 0.96 0.62 0.40, 0.97 60 0.61 0.38, 0.97 0.83 0.50, 1.37
        Quartile 3 72 72 0.63 0.40, 1.01 0.70 0.44, 1.13 67 0.73 0.45, 1.18 0.73 0.44, 1.21
        Quartile 4 57 63 0.64 0.39, 1.05 0.81 0.47, 1.40 55 0.65 0.39, 1.10 1.03 0.61, 1.72
        Ptrendc 0.06 0.34 0.14 0.54
Male (N = 199)
    Starchy Foods and Desserts Pattern
        Quartile 1 38 9 1.00 1.00 9 1.00 1.00
        Quartile 2 33 8 1.02 0.33, 3.11 0.96 0.31, 2.97 7 0.80 0.25, 2.54 0.77 0.24, 2.46
        Quartile 3 25 26 4.27 1.57, 11.64 4.54 1.64, 12.54 22 3.61 1.28, 10.15 3.78 1.32, 10.79
        Quartile 4 32 28 3.26 1.23, 8.64 3.75 1.34, 10.53 19 1.93 0.69, 5.34 2.13 0.72, 6.30
        Ptrendc 0.003 0.003 0.05 0.05
    Fruits and Vegetables Pattern
        Quartile 1 43 28 1.00 1.00 21 1.00 1.00
        Quartile 2 37 21 0.77 0.34, 1.73 0.76 0.34, 1.72 18 0.95 0.39, 2.30 0.95 0.39, 2.31
        Quartile 3 28 15 0.93 0.38, 2.25 0.86 0.34, 2.14 12 1.18 0.45, 3.12 1.12 0.41, 3.05
        Quartile 4 20 7 0.63 0.21, 1.96 0.57 0.17, 1.85 6 0.75 0.22, 2.56 0.68 0.18, 2.52
        Ptrendc 0.51 0.39 0.86 0.76
    High Protein and Fat Pattern
        Quartile 1 17 6 1.00 1.00 6 1.00 1.00
        Quartile 2 22 9 1.15 0.30, 4.36 1.17 0.31, 4.47 9 1.35 0.35, 5.16 1.39 0.36, 5.37
        Quartile 3 37 24 1.83 0.57, 5.83 1.86 0.58, 5.96 17 1.44 0.43, 4.77 1.48 1.48, 4.95
        Quartile 4 52 32 1.41 0.45, 4.43 1.24 0.37, 4.16 25 1.15 0.36, 3.73 0.98 0.28, 3.44
        Ptrendc 0.53 0.63 0.95 0.93
a

Adjusted for age, education level, BMI, family income, alcohol consumption, and family history of thyroid cancer.

b

Adjusted for sex, age, BMI, education level, family income, alcohol consumption, family history of thyroid cancer, and total energy intake.

c

Test for trend across quartiles from logistic regression model.