Nutrition, lifestyle and colorectal cancer incidence: a prospective investigation of 10998 vegetarians and non-vegetarians in the United Kingdom

M A Sanjoaquin; P N Appleby; M Thorogood; J I Mann; T J Key

doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6601441

Nutrition, lifestyle and colorectal cancer incidence: a prospective investigation of 10998 vegetarians and non-vegetarians in the United Kingdom

Br J Cancer. 2004 Jan 12;90(1):118-21. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601441.

Authors

M A Sanjoaquin¹, P N Appleby, M Thorogood, J I Mann, T J Key

Affiliation

¹ Cancer Research UK, Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HE, UK. [email protected]

Abstract

In a cohort of 10 998 men and women, 95 incident cases of colorectal cancer were recorded after 17 years. Risk increased in association with smoking, alcohol, and white bread consumption, and decreased with frequent consumption of fruit. The relative risk in vegetarians compared with nonvegetarians was 0.85 (95% CI: 0.55-1.32).

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Alcohol Drinking / adverse effects
Cohort Studies
Colorectal Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Colorectal Neoplasms / etiology*
Diet, Vegetarian*
Epidemiologic Studies
Female
Fruit
Humans
Incidence
Life Style*
Male
Nutritional Status
Risk Factors
Smoking / adverse effects
United Kingdom / epidemiology