Milk consumption in relation to incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in 48 countries/regions

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Table 2 Regression coefficients between milk and dairy product consumption per capita and the ASIR of NPC in males and in females in 48 countries/regions, 1998–2002

		Without adjustment	Adjusting for HDI
	Sex	Standardized coefficient (sβ^a)	Adjusted standardized coefficient (asβ^b)
MEBC (N = 48)	Males	−0.499***	−0.552**
MEBC (N = 48)	Females	−0.500***	−0.534**
MWF (N = 46)	Males	−0.436**	−0.344*
MWF (N = 46)	Females	−0.438**	−0.344*
CHF (N = 43)	Males	−0.406**	−0.249
CHF (N = 43)	Females	−0.367*	−0.208
BGF (N = 43)	Males	−0.354*	−0.251
BGF (N = 43)	Females	−0.340*	−0.246
CRF (N = 30)	Males	−0.497**	−0.325
CRF (N = 30)	Females	−0.491**	−0.311

ASIR age standardized incidence rate, NPC nasopharyngeal carcinoma
MEBC milk excluding butter, MWF milk (whole), CHF cheese, BGF butter & ghee, CRF fresh cream
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 (2-tailed)
^a Crude
^b Adjusted for Human Development Index

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