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Table 3 Frequencies and adjusted odds ratios of diet effects on acute leukemia risk

From: Cured meat, vegetables, and bean-curd foods in relation to childhood acute leukemia risk: A population based case-control study

	2–5 years old			2–20 years old
	Cases	Controls		Cases	Controls
Consumption of food	(n = 50)	(n = 118)	OR (95% CI)^a	(n = 145)	(n = 370)	OR (95% CI)^a
Cured meat/fish
Rare or occasional	34	90	1.00	94	282	1.00
Frequent	16	28	1.52 (0.75–3.09)	51	88	1.74 (1.15–2.64) ^c
Pickled vegetables
Rare or occasional	44	103	1.00	124	322	1.00
Frequent	6	15	1.07 (0.41–2.79)	20	48	1.10 (0.62–1.93)
Bean-curd food
Rare or occasional	17	21	1.00	34	53	1.00
Frequent	33	97	0.47 (0.22–0.99) ^b	111	317	0.55 (0.34–0.89) ^b
Vegetables
Rare or occasional	27	39	1.00	57	97	1.00
Frequent	23	79	0.44 (0.22–0.85) ^b	88	273	0.55 (0.37–0.83) ^c
Fruits
Rare or occasional	29	46	1.00	75	178	1.00
Frequent	21	72	0.53 (0.28–1.01)	70	192	0.86 (0.58–1.26)
Tea
No	34	80	1.00	100	237	1.00
Yes	16	38	0.98 (0.49–1.95)	45	133	0.80 (0.53–1.22)

^aOdds ratios and 95% confidence intervals derived from logistic regression adjusted for age and sex
^bp < 0.05; ^cp < 0.01

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