TABLE 3.
Hazard ratios of esophageal cancer for quintiles of meat consumption
| N case/non‐case of esophageal cancer | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68/9438 | 73/9689 | 72/9920 | 78/9539 | 70/9612 | ||
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | Continuous a | |
| Total red meat | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.02 (0.72‐1.43) | 1.02 (0.72‐1.44) | 1.15 (0.82‐1.61) | 1.04 (0.73‐1.49) | 1.02 (0.94‐1.10) |
| Red meat | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.99 (0.69‐1.43) | 1.17 (0.82‐1.67) | 0.97 (0.66‐1.43) | 1.34 (0.93‐1.93) | 1.06 (0.98‐1.15) |
| Processed meat | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.92 (0.64‐1.32) | 1.15 (0.84‐1.58) | 0.88 (0.61‐1.28) | 0.87 (0.59‐1.27) | 0.97 (0.90‐1.05) |
| Organ meat | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.20 (0.79‐1.80) | 0.98 (0.64‐1.51) | 1.10 (0.72‐1.67) | 0.94 (0.61‐1.45) | 0.96 (0.88‐1.04) |
| White meat b | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.85 (0.62‐1.17) | 0.59 (0.41‐0.85) | 0.83 (0.60‐1.16) | 0.85 (0.61‐1.18) | 0.95 (0.88‐1.03) |
Note: Model adjusted for age, sex, BMI, ethnicity, place of residence, education and hot tea consumption.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio (see text for details on adjustment); Q, quintile.
a
HR and 95% CI for the increase in one quintile of each variable of meat intake.
b
HRs for white meat refer to the model including each type of meat separately. Separate analyses for chicken and fish intake did not provide additional insight (not shown in detail).