Are food patterns associated with prostate cancer in Jamaican men: a preliminary report

Table 1 Multivariate OR (CI) for Tertiles of 4 Food Patterns associated with Prostate Cancer in Jamaican men

	Tertiles of dietary pattern score
	Tertile 1 (low)	Tertile 2	Tertile 3 (high)
Factor 1: Vegtables, peas, beans & fruits (Healthy)
Total prostate cancer cases	111	108	110
Multivariate OR (CI)^a	1.00 (reference)	0.72 (0.39 – 1.32)	0.84 (0.44 – 1.59)
Factor 2: Carbohydrate
Total prostate cancer cases	110	109	111
Multivariate OR (CI)^a	1.00 (reference)	1.28 (0.70 – 2.34)	1.20 (0.58 – 2.48)
Factor 3: Sugary foods & sweet baked goods
Total prostate cancer cases	102	113	115
Multivariate OR (CI)^a	1.00 (reference)	0.88 (0.49 – 1.62)	0.75 (0.40 – 1.38)
Factor 4: Organ meat and fast food
Total prostate cancer cases	104	117	109
Multivariate OR (CI)^a	1.00 (reference)	1.31 (0.73 – 2.33)	0.96 (0.53 – 1.76)
Four dietary patterns:^a
Vegetables, Peas & Beans, fruits	1.00 (reference)	0.67 (0.36 – 1.27)	0.81 (0.43 – 1.58)
Carbohydrate	1.00 (reference)	1.27 (0.69 – 2.36)	1.16 (0.55 – 2.47)
Sugary foods & sweet baked goods	1.00 (reference)	0.88 (0.48 – 1.63)	0.72 (0.38 – 1.35)
Organ meat and fast food	1.00 (reference)	1.26 (0.70 – 2.27)	0.88 (0.47 – 1.63)

^a All models adjusted for age, family history of prostate cancer, education, body mass index, smoking, alcohol and total energy intake.

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