This category presents findings of subgroups of vegetables or fruits, which could not be categorized into known subgroups. Findings are not discussed, but are presented to express transparency of findings.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments | |||||||||||||
| 9) Fan Y (2008) | The Shanghai Cohort Study | 18,244 men aged 45-64 from Shanghai City. | 20 (1986-89 to 2006) | 101? | Esophageal cancer incidence | Non-citrus fruits (not defined) | A nonsignificant inverse association (No data shown; P 0.10). Dietary effects on ESCC (68 cases) were similar to those found for all esophageal cancer cases. | Age at interview, year of interview, neighborhood residence, level of education, BMI, number of years of smoking, number of drinks consumed per day, and number of years of drinking. | |||||||||||||
| 6) Iso H (2007) | The JACC Study. | 41,395 men, and 56,195 women. (Japan) | Not defined. | 134 men, and 23 women. | Esophageal cancer mortality | Fruits other than citrus fruits (not defined) |
Age and study area. |
2) Tran GD. (2005) | The Linxian General Population Trial | 29.584 individuals 40-69 years who were randomly assigned to 1 of 8 vitamin/mineral combinations. | (China) 15 | (1986-2001) 1.958? | Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk | Moldy vegetables (not defined) |
RR = 1.02 (0.51-2.04; No P-value) for consumption ≥ 1 vs 0 times/year?? | age, gender. Adjustment for smoking (ever vs never use of any tobacco product), or education did not substantially alter the risk estimates for any of the dietary variables. |
The food questionnaire was not validated. |