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. 2022 Jun 16;14(12):2506. doi: 10.3390/nu14122506

Table 4.

Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval of dairy products and colorectal cancer stratified by socioeconomic status (SES), aspirin use (ASA), age, sex, opium consumption, fiber intake, and red and processed meat intake.

Stratification Factors Total Dairy Products without Yoghurt Yoghurt
Colorectal
or (95% CI)
Colon
or (95% CI)
Proximal Colon
or (95% CI)
Distal Colon
or (95% CI)
Rectum
or (95% CI)
Colorectal
or (95% CI)
Colon
or (95% CI)
Proximal Colon
or (95% CI)
Distal Colon
or (95% CI)
Rectum
or (95% CI)
SES Low 1.23
(1.02–1.48)
1.26
(0.98–1.63)
1.45
(0.91–2.30)
1.32
(0.91–1.93)
1.25
(0.96–1.61)
0.90
(0.75–1.08)
0.80
(0.62–1.03)
0.57
(0.36–0.88)
0.83
(0.57–1.19)
0.95
(0.74–1.21)
Moderate 0.99
(0.80–1.22)
1.08
(0.82–1.42)
1.02
(0.66–1.60)
1.20
(0.81–1.78)
0.95
(0.71–1.27)
0.90
(0.73–1.10)
0.75
(0.57–0.99)
0.75
(0.49–1.17)
0.67
(0.45–0.97)
1.02
(0.76–1.36)
High 0.95
(0.79–1.15)
0.93
(0.73–1.19)
1.31
(0.89–1.93)
0.77
(0.54–1.10)
1.02
(0.79–1.33)
1.13
(0.94–1.36)
1.04
(0.32–1.33)
0.65
(0.45–0.95)
1.22
(0.85–1.77)
1.22
(0.94–1.57)
ASA No 1.06
(0.94–1.20)
1.09
(0.93–1.28)
1.25
(0.95–1.63)
1.07
(0.84–1.35)
1.06
(0.90–1.26)
0.98
(0.87–1.11)
0.87
(0.74–1.01)
0.67
(0.52–0.87)
0.85
(0.67–1.07)
1.06
(0.90–1.24)
Yes 1.02
(0.78–1.33)
1.10
(0.76–1.59)
1.59
(0.82–3.08)
1.00
(0.60–1.68)
0.99
(0.69–1.42)
0.93
(0.72–1.21)
0.89
(0.62–1.28)
0.61
(0.33–1.12)
1.06
(0.63–1.79)
0.93
(0.66–1.33)
Age ≤50 1.11
(0.89–1.39)
1.22
(0.90–1.64)
1.11
(0.67–1.82)
1.48
(0.94–2.33)
1.03
(0.76–1.41)
0.91
(0.74–1.13)
0.81
(0.61–1.08)
0.57
(0.35–0.91)
0.83
(0.53–1.28)
0.96
(0.71–1.30)
>50 1.01
(0.90–1.16)
1.02
(0.86–1.21)
1.28
(0.96–1.69)
0.91
(0.71–1.16)
1.04
(0.88–1.24)
0.99
(0.88–1.13)
0.89
(0.75–1.05)
0.69
(0.53–0.91)
0.91
(0.72–1.16)
1.05
(0.88–1.25)
Opium No 1.03
(0.91–1.16)
1.09
(0.93–1.28)
1.29
(0.99–1.69)
1.10
(0.87–1.36)
1.02
(0.86–1.20)
1.03
(0.91–1.15)
0.94
(0.80–1.09)
0.68
(0.53–0.88)
0.96
(0.76–1.19)
1.07
(0.90–1.24)
Yes 1.16
(0.85–1.58)
0.97
(0.65–1.47)
1.13
(0.57–2.17)
1.04
(0.55–1.97)
1.32
(0.84–2.00)
0.77
(0.57–1.03)
0.59
(0.40–0.89)
0.43
(0.22–0.82)
0.52
(0.27–1.01)
0.86
(0.57–1.35)
Fiber
intake Mean (±SD)
13.17 (±3.02) 1.07
(0.83–1.33)
1.18
(0.85–1.54)
1.24
(0.71–2.20)
1.15
(0.71–1.71)
0.97
(0.66–1.32)
0.99
(0.78–1.23)
0.97
(0.72–1.28)
0.54
(0.31–0.91)
1.03
(0.66–1.58)
1.00
(0.72–1.39)
20.08 (±1.60) 1.14
(0.90–1.44)
1.29
(0.87–1.64)
1.28
(0.78–2.23)
1.17
(0.72–1.83)
1.14
(0.83–1.60)
1.01
(0.79–1.28)
0.83
(0.60–1.15)
0.63
(0.38–1.08)
0.90
(0.55–1.46)
1.13
(0.80–1.58)
26.18 (±2.18) 1.06
(0.83–1.35)
1.06
(0.76–1.45)
1.29
(0.81–2.07)
0.90
(0.52–1.48)
1.11
(0.80–1.55)
1.18
(0.93–1.50)
0.89
(0.66–1.22)
0.75
(0.48–1.22)
0.85
(0.53–1.40)
1.47
(1.04–2.05)
40.39 (±10.21) 1.12
(0.89–1.38)
1.18
(0.87–1.62)
1.46
(0.85–2.62)
1.38
(0.84–2.04)
1.11
(0.82–1.45)
0.79
(0.64–0.98)
0.72
(0.55–0.99)
0.50
(0.31–0.89)
0.66
(0.47–1.06)
0.82
(0.62–1.06)
Red and processed meat
Mean (±SD)
4.47 (±2.90) 1.12
(0.93–1.34)
1.09
(0.80–1.43)
1.33
(0.81–2.24)
0.97
(0.81–1.54)
1.16
(0.72–1.30)
1.00
(0.84–1.19)
0.98
(0.63–1.10)
0.76
(0.30–1.80)
1.15
(0.77–1.45)
0.96
(0.83–1.52)
15.09 (±3.42) 1.03
(0.82–1.29)
1.18
(0.85–1.64)
1.23
(0.80–2.21)
1.70
(1.03–2.79)
0.97
(0.72–1.30)
1.02
(0.81–1.2)
0.90
(0.63–1.10)
0.68
(0.56–1.44)
0.90
(0.52–1.21)
1.09
(0.84–1.52)
40.34 (±24.27) 1.02
(0.84–1.23)
1.03
(0.80–1.32)
1.27
(0.83–1.94)
0.90
(0.63–1.27)
1.03
(0.79–1.33)
0.94
(0.78–1.12)
0.79
(0.63–1.01)
0.60
(0.40–0.88)
0.72
(0.52–1.01)
1.09
(0.85–1.41)