Cooked vegetables and ovarian cancer.
Data about cooked vegetables was provided by 1 cohort. No association was found with ovarian cancer risk.
Data about cooked vegetables was provided by 1 cohort. No association was found with ovarian cancer risk.
| Author | Cohort name | Subjects | Years of follow-up | Cases | End point | Consumption of | Relative Risk (RR) | Adjustments |
| 7) Mommers M (2005) | The Netherlands Cohort Study | 62,573 postmenopausal women aged 55-69. | 11,3 (1986-1997) | 240 | Invasive epithelial ovarian cancer incidence | Cooked vegetables (not defined) |
RR = 1.35 (0.83-2.21; P = 0.50) for the highest vs lowest quintile of consumption. Amount specific data (grams/day): 79: RR = 1. 114: RR = 1.42 (0.88-2.28). 141: RR = 1.24 (0.76-2.01). 173: RR = 1.51 (0.94-2.43). 228: RR = 1.35 (0.83-2.21). | Age, height, current cigarette smoking, duration of cigarette smoking, number of cigarettes smoked daily, duration of oral contraceptive use, parity, and total fruit. Test for other possible confounders included hormone therapy, weight, BMI, family history of ovarian or breast carcinoma, hysterectomy, age at menarche, age ate menopause, tubal ligation, and socioeconomic status. |