Table 4 Hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for individual vegetable and fruit items and Cancer of Unknown Primary risk in the Netherlands Cohort Study a
Follow-up time (years) | Cancer of Unknown Primary cases (n = 867) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age- and sex- adjusted | Multivariable adjusted b | ||||
HR | 95% CI | HR | 95% CI | ||
Vegetable item (25 g per day increments) | |||||
String/French beans | 20.3 | 1.02 | (0.90-1.15) | 1.01 | (0.89-1.15) |
Cauliflower | 20.3 | 0.95 | (0.80-1.14) | 0.95 | (0.79-1.15) |
Lettuce | 20.3 | 0.75 | (0.57-1.01) | 0.83 | (0.62-1.13) |
Carrots, cookedc | 0-10 | 0.95 | (0.68-1.31) | 1.03 | (0.75-1.41) |
10-20.3 | 0.73 | (0.55-0.97) | 0.78 | (0.59-1.03) | |
Endive, cookedc | 0-10 | 0.99 | (0.75-1.31) | 1.01 | (0.76-1.33) |
10-20.3 | 0.83 | (0.66-1.06) | 0.85 | (0.67-1.08) | |
Brussels sprouts | 20.3 | 1.04 | (0.81-1.35) | 1.06 | (0.81-1.37) |
Sauerkraut | 20.3 | 1.07 | (0.75-1.52) | 1.12 | (0.78-1.62) |
Tomatoes | 20.3 | 0.96 | (0.87-1.06) | 0.98 | (0.89-1.08) |
Onion | 20.3 | 0.99 | (0.90-1.10) | 1.02 | (0.91-1.13) |
Spinach | 20.3 | 0.99 | (0.80-1.22) | 1.02 | (0.82-1.27) |
Beetrootc | 0-10 | 0.91 | (0.64-1.28) | 0.99 | (0.69-1.41) |
10-20.3 | 0.60 | (0.42-0.85) | 0.64 | (0.44-0.92) | |
Kale | 20.3 | 0.86 | (0.49-1.52) | 0.93 | (0.53-1.63) |
Fruit item (25 g per day increments) | |||||
Apples and pearsc | 0-10 | 0.95 | (0.91-0.99) | 0.97 | (0.94-1.01) |
10-20.3 | 0.98 | (0.95-1.01) | 0.99 | (0.96-1.03) | |
Strawberries | 20.3 | 0.99 | (0.77-1.27) | 1.06 | (0.83-1.36) |
Oranges and fresh orange juice | 20.3 | 1.01 | (0.97-1.04) | 1.03 | (0.99-1.07) |