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Table 4 Odds ratios and 95% confidence interval (CI) for prostate cancer risk comparing lowest to highest quartiles of dietary intake of meat, fish, seafood and eggs in the Nigerian study population

From: Association of self-reported consumption of cooked meat, fish, seafood and eggs with prostate cancer risk among Nigerians

 

Annual Intake Quartiles

Odds Ratio(95%CI)

 

Food item

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

p for trend

Red meat

1.00

0.46(0.20–1.09)

0.60(0.25–1.45)

1.74(0.59–5.17)

0.04

White meat

1.00

0.71(0.31–1.62)

0.71(0.31–1.62)

1.13(0.45–2.86)

0.67

Organ meat

1.00

0.34(0.13–0.83)

0.50(0.19–1.31)

0.94(0.34–2.64)

0.04

All meat

1.00

0.69(0.30–1.57)

1.21(0.49–2.98)

2.95(0.96–9.10)

0.06

Fish

1.00

1.14(0.49–2.66)

2.41(0.91–6.42)

1.16(0.50–2.68)

0.86

All sea food

1.00

0.94(0.39–2.24)

0.75(0.32–1.76)

1.33(0.51–3.48)

0.67

Eggs

1.00

0.94(0.39–2.31)

1.34(0.52–3.45)

1.18(0.50–2.81)

0.86