. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 27.

Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2019 Nov 22;147(1):45–55. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32707

Table 1.

Median and interquartile range (grams per [g/] day) of white, red and processed meat intake, by case-control status and study.

	Cases (n=11,443)					Controls (n=28,029)
	N	%	Median (P25-P75) g/day			N	%	Median (P25-P75) g/day

			White	Red	Processed			White	Red	Processed

Study center
America	2,324	20.3	20.0 (9.0–48.6)	61.3 (32.4–100.0)	13.9 (4.0–27.6)	7,261	25.9	16.2 (9.7–48.6)	56.2 (31.4–88.6)	11.9 (3.2–24.8)
Brazil 1¹³	226	2.0	20.0 (20.0–50.0)	78.0 (48.0–100.0)	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	226	0.8	20.0 (20.0–50.0)	99.5 (50.0–100.0)	0.0 (0.0–26.5)
Brazil 2¹²	93	0.8	50.0 (20.0–50.0)	85.0 (50.0–100.0)	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	186	0.7	20.0 (20.0–50.0)	50.0 (20.0–100.0)	0.0 (0.0–26.5)
Canada ¹⁴	1,171	10.2	16.2 (16.2–48.6)	71.4 (40.0–104.8)	19.1 (8.9–33.7)	5,019	17.9	16.2 (16.2–48.6)	63.8 (39.0–97.2)	14.7 (4.7–26.6)
Mexico 1²⁶	248	2.2	26.9 (9.0–26.9)	38.6 (21.8–64.7)	7.6 (2.8–15.1)	478	1.7	26.9 (9.0–26.9))	30.3 (14.5–54.9)	6.6 (2.3–12.7)
Mexico 2²⁸	220	1.9	29.1 (29.1–29.1)	48.6 (32.2–81.4)	14.9 (6.9–28.2)	752	2.7	29.1 (9.7–29.1))	43.4 (26.5–71.2)	12.4 (4.1–24.4)
Mexico 3²⁷	234	2.0	8.9 (4.5–26.8)	42.4 (16.8–77.5)	6.4 (2.3–12.9)	468	1.7	8.9 (4.5–26.8)	36.7 (12.1–71.3)	5.8 (2.1–10.0)
USA 1³³	132	1.2	1.4 (0.0–6.7)	42.2 (21.2–83.9)	15.7 (4.5–31.9)	132	0.5	0.3 (0.0–3.3)	25.8 (7.1–50.3)	6.1 (1.3–18.3)
Asia	5,054	44.2	10.5 (3.5–10.5)	26.6 (12.6–38.9)	1.8 (0.0–5.3)	10,826	38.6	10.5 (3.5–10.5)	26.6 (12.6–37.8)	1.7 (0.0–5.3)
China 2¹⁵	182	1.6	0.4 (0.0–3.3)	25 (10.4–42.9)	0.8 (0.0–12.5)	403	1.4	2.5 (0.3–6.9)	36.9 (14.6–68.8)	0.4 (0.0–14.3)
China 3¹⁶	692	6.1	5.0 (2.2–10.0)	31.9 (15.9–59.5)	5.0 (1.4–10.0)	686	2.5	6.7 (3.3–13.3)	40.0 (19.3–66.2)	3.6 (1.1–10.0)
Iran 1¹⁸	216	1.9	21.0 (21.0–50.0)	50 (21.0–250.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	393	1.4	21.0 (21.0–50.0)	35.5 (21.0–50.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)
Japan 1^{24 [1]}	1,260	11.1	27.0 (18.5–42.5)			3,914	14,0	27.0 (17.5–42.5)
Japan 2²³	2,551	22.3	10.5 (3.5–10.5)	26.6 (12.6–37.8)	1.8 (0.0–5.3)	5,127	18.4	10.5 (3.5–10.5)	26.6 (12.6–37.8)	1.8 (0.0–5.3)1
Japan 3²⁵	153	1.3	6.7 (2.3–14.7)	41.7 (28.3–61.2)	4.3 (1.5–10.3)	303	1.1	7 (2.3–15.0)	45.8 (25.8–71.4)	5.2 (2.0–11.2)
Europe	4,065	35.5	25.7 (14.3–42.9)	49.1 (28.1–66.8)	21.4 (10.7–38.3)	9,942	35.5	21.6 (14.3–35.2)	38.1 (21.4–58.7)	21.4 (10.7–34.6)
Greece¹⁷	110	1.0	14.3 (14.3–28.6)	44.5 (28.6–71.4)	0.0 (0.0–1.7)	100	0.4	14.3 (8.8–28.6)	42.9 (28.6–57.1)	0.0 (0.0–1.7)
Italy 1¹⁹	769	6.7	28.6 (14.3–28.6)	46.4 (32.1–71.4)	28.6 (17.9–39.3)	2,081	7.4	28.6 (14.3–28.6)	46.4 (28.6–60.7)	25.0 (14.3–35.7)
Italy 2²⁰	230	1.2	14.3 (7.1–14.3)	25 (17.9–32.1)	14.3 (10.7–17.9)	547	2.0	14.3 (7.1–14.3)	21.4 (14.3–28.6)	14.3 (10.7–17.9)
Italy 3²¹	133	1.2	NA	NA	23.8 (12.2–41.6)	400	1.4	NA	NA	21.4 (21.4–57.1)
Italy 4²²	1,016	8.9	27.1 (14.5–40)	55.4 (36.0–77.4)	28.3 (15.0–48.6)	1,159	4.1	28.6 (14.6–38.6)	48.7 (33.1–69.3)	23.8 (12.2–41.6)
Portugal²⁹	633	5.5	42.8 (25.1–59.4)	51.4 (25.7–59.4)	8.6 (1.4–18.6)	1,600	5.7	33.7 (17.1–59.4)	51.4 (25.7–77.1)	8.7 (3.1–18.6)
Russia³⁰	446	3.9	21.4 (13.4–42.9)	48.3 (28.1–77.7)	23.2 (10.7–39.7)	607	2.2	21.4 (6.7–42.9)	40.3 (20.1–64.3)	17.1 (7.4–35.4)
Spain 1³¹	330	2.9	20.7 (14.5–30.5)	32.0 (20.5–50.6)	32.6 (20.5–55.6)	2,993	10.7	18.9 (12.7–26.6)	26.5 (15.5–42.9)	26.9 (15.5–42.1)
Spain 2³²	398	3.5	37.6 (25.4–44.3)	53.8 (24.6–60.5)	24.8 (15.8–31.8)	455	1.6	38.7 (32.2–44.3)	53.8 (24.2–60.5)	24.8 (14.3–30.1)

NA – not available; P25-P75 – percentile 25- percentile 75; USA – United States of America

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Only total meat available.