TABLE 4.
Hazard ratios of gastric cancer for quintiles of meat consumption
| N cases/non‐cases of gastric cancer | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55/9451 | 70/9692 | 85/9907 | 80/9537 | 67/9615 | ||
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | Continuous a | |
| Total red meat | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.29 (0.90‐1.85) | 1.58 (1.11‐2.24) | 1.57 (1.10‐2.24) | 1.37 (0.94‐1.99) | 1.08 (1.00‐1.17) |
| Red meat | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.20 (0.83‐1.74) | 1.47 (1.02‐2.13) | 1.54 (1.06‐2.25) | 1.40 (0.95‐2.07) | 1.09 (1.00‐1.18) |
| Organ meat | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.80 (0.54‐1.19) | 0.92 (0.62‐1.37) | 0.92 (0.62‐1.36) | 0.82 (0.55‐1.22) | 0.98 (0.90‐1.06) |
| Processed meat | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.90 (0.63‐1.28) | 0.60 (0.40‐0.90) | 1.20 (0.86‐1.66) | 1.19 (0.86‐1.66) | 1.03 (0.96‐1.11) |
| White meat b | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.84 (0.62‐1.16) | 0.77 (0.55‐1.07) | 0.83 (0.60‐1.16) | 0.81 (0.57‐1.13) | 0.96 (0.89‐1.04) |
Note: Model adjusted for age, sex, BMI, ethnicity, place of residence, education and fruit 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).