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Mahamat‐Saleh Y, Rinaldi S, Kaaks R, Biessy C, Gonzalez‐Gil EM, Murphy N, Le Cornet C, Huerta JM, Sieri S, Tjønneland A, Mellemkjær L, Guevara M, Overvad K, Perez‐Cornago A, Tin Tin S, Padroni L, Simeon V, Masala G, May A, Monninkhof E, Christakoudi S, Heath AK, Tsilidis K, Agudo A, Schulze MB, Rothwell J, Cadeau C, Severi S, Weiderpass E, Gunter MJ, Dossus L. Metabolically defined body size and body shape phenotypes and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Med 2023; 12:12668-12682. [PMID: 37096432 PMCID: PMC10278526 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Excess body fatness and hyperinsulinemia are both associated with an increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. However, whether women with high body fatness but normal insulin levels or those with normal body fatness and high levels of insulin are at elevated risk of breast cancer is not known. We investigated the associations of metabolically defined body size and shape phenotypes with the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer in a nested case-control study within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. METHODS Concentrations of C-peptide-a marker for insulin secretion-were measured at inclusion prior to cancer diagnosis in serum from 610 incident postmenopausal breast cancer cases and 1130 matched controls. C-peptide concentrations among the control participants were used to define metabolically healthy (MH; in first tertile) and metabolically unhealthy (MU; >1st tertile) status. We created four metabolic health/body size phenotype categories by combining the metabolic health definitions with normal weight (NW; BMI < 25 kg/m2 , or WC < 80 cm, or WHR < 0.8) and overweight or obese (OW/OB; BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 , or WC ≥ 80 cm, or WHR ≥ 0.8) status for each of the three anthropometric measures separately: (1) MHNW, (2) MHOW/OB, (3) MUNW, and (4) MUOW/OB. Conditional logistic regression was used to compute odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS Women classified as MUOW/OB were at higher risk of postmenopausal breast cancer compared to MHNW women considering BMI (OR = 1.58, 95% CI = 1.14-2.19) and WC (OR = 1.51, 95% CI = 1.09-2.08) cut points and there was also a suggestive increased risk for the WHR (OR = 1.29, 95% CI = 0.94-1.77) definition. Conversely, women with the MHOW/OB and MUNW were not at statistically significant elevated risk of postmenopausal breast cancer risk compared to MHNW women. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that being overweight or obese and metabolically unhealthy raises risk of postmenopausal breast cancer while overweight or obese women with normal insulin levels are not at higher risk. Additional research should consider the combined utility of anthropometric measures with metabolic parameters in predicting breast cancer risk.
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- International Agency for Research on CancerLyonFrance
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- Division of Cancer EpidemiologyGerman Cancer Research Center (DFKZ)HeidelbergGermany
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- International Agency for Research on CancerLyonFrance
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- International Agency for Research on CancerLyonFrance
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- Division of Cancer EpidemiologyGerman Cancer Research Center (DFKZ)HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of EpidemiologyMurcia Regional Health CouncilMurciaSpain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP)MadridSpain
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- Epidemiology and Prevention UnitFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori20133MilanItaly
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- Danish Cancer Society Research CenterCopenhagenDenmark
- Department of Public HealthUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research CenterCopenhagenDenmark
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- Navarra Public Health Institute31003PamplonaSpain
- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP)28029MadridSpain
- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA)31008PamplonaSpain
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- Department of Public Health, Section for EpidemiologyAarhus UniversityAarhusDenmark
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- Cancer Epidemiology UnitNuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Cancer Epidemiology UnitNuffield Department of Population HealthUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Department of Clinical and Biological SciencesUniversity of TurinTurinItaly
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- Dipartimento di Salute Mentale e Fisica e Medicina PreventivaUniversità degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli'80121NaplesItaly
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- Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO)FlorenceItaly
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary CareUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrecht UniversityUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsSchool of Public Health, Imperial College LondonLondonUK
- Department of Inflammation BiologySchool of Immunology and Microbial SciencesKing's College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsSchool of Public Health, Imperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Epidemiology and BiostatisticsSchool of Public Health, Imperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Unit of Nutrition and CancerCatalan Institute of Oncology – ICOL'Hospitalet de LlobregatSpain
- Nutrition and Cancer Group; Epidemiology, Public Health, Cancer Prevention and Palliative Care ProgramBellvitge Biomedical Research Institute – IDIBELLL'Hospitalet de LlobregatSpain
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- Department of Molecular EpidemiologyGerman Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam‐RehbrueckeNuthetalGermany
- Institute of Nutritional ScienceUniversity of PotsdamNuthetalGermany
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- Paris‐Saclay UniversityUVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, “Exposome and Heredity” team, CESPVillejuifFrance
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- Paris‐Saclay UniversityUVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, “Exposome and Heredity” team, CESPVillejuifFrance
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- Paris‐Saclay UniversityUVSQ, Inserm, Gustave Roussy, “Exposome and Heredity” team, CESPVillejuifFrance
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- International Agency for Research on CancerLyonFrance
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- International Agency for Research on CancerLyonFrance
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- International Agency for Research on CancerLyonFrance
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Valdivielso-Ramos M, Martin-Santiago A, Azaña JM, Hernández-Nuñez A, Vera A, Perez B, Tercedor J, Feito M, Vicente A, Prat C, Lopez-Gutierrez JC, Garnacho G, Baselga E, Roe E, Palencia S, Cordero P, Moreno R, Agudo A, de la Cueva P, Torrelo A. Capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation syndrome: a multicentre study. Clin Exp Dermatol 2020; 46:300-305. [PMID: 32840927 DOI: 10.1111/ced.14428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Capillary malformation-arteriovenous malformation (CM-AVM) syndrome is a rare syndrome with characteristic skin lesions that are associated with fast-flow vascular malformations (FFVMs) in one-third of patients. Few case series have been described, and none in Spain. AIM To identify the prevalence of dermatological parameters, FFVMs and associated features in a large series of patients with CM-AVM. METHODS We conducted an observational study of patients with CM-AVM syndrome diagnosed in 15 Spanish hospitals over 3 years. The main clinical, radiological, genetic findings and associated diseases were analysed. RESULTS In total, 64 patients were assessed. In 26.5% of cases, the diagnosis was incidental. In 75% of patients, there was one significantly larger macule, which we termed the 'herald patch'. FFVMs were detected in 34% of the patients, with 30% located on the skin, 7.8% in the brain and in 1.5% in the spine. There was a positive family history in 65% of the 64 patients. Genetic analysis was performed for RASA1 mutations in 57 patients, of whom 42 (73%) had a positive result. All 4 patients tested for EPHB4 mutations had a positive result. No tumour lesions were detected in the series, except for five infantile haemangiomas. CONCLUSIONS Our data on clinical lesions, associated FFVM, family history and genetics are similar to those previously published in the literature. An extensive data analysis failed to demonstrate any statistically significant association between the presence of an FFVM and any clinical, familial or genetic parameter that could predict its onset, although a link between the presence of a herald patch on the midline face and the presence of a brain FFVM was observed. We did not detect any genotype-phenotype correlation.
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Albacete, Albacete, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Materno-Infantil, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain
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- Departments of, Department of, Dermatology, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital San Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital San Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Reina Sofia, Córdoba, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital San Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital San Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Doce de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital del Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Infanta Leonor, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain
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Cordova R, Knaze V, Viallon V, Rust P, Schalkwijk CG, Weiderpass E, Wagner KH, Mayen-Chacon AL, Aglago EK, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Halkjær J, Mancini FR, Boutron-Ruault MC, Fagherazzi G, Katzke V, Kühn T, Schulze MB, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Karakatsani A, Thriskos P, Masala G, Krogh V, Panico S, Tumino R, Ricceri F, Spijkerman A, Boer J, Skeie G, Rylander C, Borch KB, Quirós JR, Agudo A, Redondo-Sánchez D, Amiano P, Gómez-Gómez JH, Barricarte A, Ramne S, Sonestedt E, Johansson I, Esberg A, Tong T, Aune D, Tsilidis KK, Gunter MJ, Jenab M, Freisling H. Dietary intake of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and changes in body weight in European adults. Eur J Nutr 2020; 59:2893-2904. [PMID: 31701336 DOI: 10.1007/s00394-019-02129-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) can be formed in foods by the reaction of reducing sugars with proteins, and have been shown to induce insulin resistance and obesity in experimental studies. We examined the association between dietary AGEs intake and changes in body weight in adults over an average of 5 years of follow-up. METHODS A total of 255,170 participants aged 25-70 years were recruited in ten European countries (1992-2000) in the PANACEA study (Physical Activity, Nutrition, Alcohol, Cessation of smoking, Eating out of home in relation to Anthropometry), a sub-cohort of the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition). Body weight was measured at recruitment and self-reported between 2 and 11 years later depending on the study center. A reference database for AGEs was used containing UPLC-MS/MS-measured Nε-(carboxymethyl)-lysine (CML), Nε-(1-carboxyethyl)-lysine (CEL), and Nδ-(5-hydro-5-methyl-4-imidazolon-2-yl)-ornithine (MG-H1) in 200 common European foods. This reference database was matched to foods and decomposed recipes obtained from country-specific validated dietary questionnaires in EPIC and intake levels of CEL, CML, and MG-H1 were estimated. Associations between dietary AGEs intake and body weight change were estimated separately for each of the three AGEs using multilevel mixed linear regression models with center as random effect and dietary AGEs intake and relevant confounders as fixed effects. RESULTS A one-SD increment in CEL intake was associated with 0.111 kg (95% CI 0.087-0.135) additional weight gain over 5 years. The corresponding additional weight gain for CML and MG-H1 was 0.065 kg (0.041-0.089) and 0.034 kg (0.012, 0.057), respectively. The top six food groups contributing to AGEs intake, with varying proportions across the AGEs, were cereals/cereal products, meat/processed meat, cakes/biscuits, dairy, sugar and confectionary, and fish/shellfish. CONCLUSION In this study of European adults, higher intakes of AGEs were associated with marginally greater weight gain over an average of 5 years of follow-up.
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- R Cordova
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Section of Early Detection and Prevention, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory of Metabolism and Vascular Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CESP, Fac. de médecine, Univ. Paris-Sud, Fac. de médecine-UVSQ-INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- CESP, Fac. de médecine, Univ. Paris-Sud, Fac. de médecine-UVSQ-INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- CESP, Fac. de médecine, Univ. Paris-Sud, Fac. de médecine-UVSQ-INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
- Institute of Nutrition Science, University of Potsdam, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
- 2nd Pulmonary Medicine Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ATTIKON University Hospital, Haidari, Greece
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Lifestyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network-ISPRO, Florence, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica E Chirurgia, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale (ASP) Ragusa, Ragusa, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
- Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service ASL TO3, Turin, TO, Italy
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Public Health Directorate, Asturias, Spain
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- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Andalusian School of Public Health. Biomedical Research Institute ibs.GRANADA, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health, Madrid, Spain
- Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, BioDonostia Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology and Murcia Regional Health Council, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health, Madrid, Spain
- Navarra Public Health Institute, Pamplona, Spain
- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Nutritional Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Sciences Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine University Campus Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), 150 cours Albert Thomas, CEDEX 08, 69372, Lyon, France.
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Buckland G, Travier N, Arribas L, Del Barco S, Pernas S, Zamora E, Bellet M, Cirauqui B, Margelí M, Muñoz M, Tusquets I, Arcusa A, Javierre C, Moreno F, Valverde Y, Jansen E, Chajès V, Castro C, Agudo A. Changes in dietary intake, plasma carotenoids and erythrocyte membrane fatty acids in breast cancer survivors after a lifestyle intervention: results from a single-arm trial. J Hum Nutr Diet 2019; 32:468-479. [PMID: 30663156 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The influence of nutrition on breast cancer prognosis is still inconclusive and therefore dietary interventions incorporating dietary biomarkers are needed to confirm compliance with dietary goals and clarify biological mechanisms. The present study assessed whether a lifestyle intervention in breast cancer survivors could affect dietary biomarkers of fruit and vegetables and fatty acids. METHODS In this phase II single-arm trial, 37 overweight/obese early stage breast cancer patients completed a 12-week diet and exercise intervention. The intervention involved 1-h weekly diet sessions delivered by a dietician and 75-min bi-weekly physical activity sessions of moderate-to-high intensity led by trained monitors. Before and after the intervention, three 24-h dietary recalls were carried out to calculate nutrient intakes and, in addition, blood samples were taken to measure plasma carotenoids, vitamin E and retinol concentrations and erythrocyte membrane fatty acid (EFA) composition. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to assess changes in dietary and biomarkers measurements over the intervention period. RESULTS After the intervention, there was a significant increase in the intake of dietary carotenoids (+15.1% compared to baseline) but not plasma carotenoids levels (+6.3%). Regarding the EFA levels, we observed a significant decrease in percentage of saturated fatty acids (-1.4%) and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (-2.9%) and an increase in monounsaturated fatty acids (1.7%) and total and long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (by 13.1% and 13.7%, respectively). A favourable decrease in the ratio of long-chain n-6 to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (-9.1%) was also observed. CONCLUSIONS After a short-term diet and exercise intervention in overweight/obese breast cancer survivors, we observed significant changes in dietary nutrients and fatty acid biomarkers, suggesting positive dietary changes that could be relevant for breast cancer prognosis.
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- G Buckland
- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit Breast Cancer Screening Unit, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Nutrition Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology-ICO, Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Breast Cancer Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Breast Cancer Oncology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology-ICO, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology-ICO, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Pi i Sunyer IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
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- Department of Physiological Sciences II, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Cancer Unit, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Nutrition and Metabolism Department, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Smith Byrne K, Appleby PN, Key TJ, Holmes MV, Fensom GK, Agudo A, Ardanaz E, Boeing H, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Chirlaque MD, Kaaks R, Larrañaga N, Palli D, Perez-Cornago A, Quirós JR, Ricceri F, Sánchez MJ, Tagliabue G, Tsilidis KK, Tumino R, Fortner RT, Ferrari P, Riboli E, Lilja H, Travis RC. The role of plasma microseminoprotein-beta in prostate cancer: an observational nested case-control and Mendelian randomization study in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. Ann Oncol 2019; 30:983-989. [PMID: 31089709 PMCID: PMC6594452 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Microseminoprotein-beta (MSP), a protein secreted by the prostate epithelium, may have a protective role in the development of prostate cancer. The only previous prospective study found a 2% reduced prostate cancer risk per unit increase in MSP. This work investigates the association of MSP with prostate cancer risk using observational and Mendelian randomization (MR) methods. PATIENTS AND METHODS A nested case-control study was conducted with the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) with 1871 cases and 1871 matched controls. Conditional logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association of pre-diagnostic circulating MSP with risk of incident prostate cancer overall and by tumour subtype. EPIC-derived estimates were combined with published data to calculate an MR estimate using two-sample inverse-variance method. RESULTS Plasma MSP concentrations were inversely associated with prostate cancer risk after adjusting for total prostate-specific antigen concentration [odds ratio (OR) highest versus lowest fourth of MSP = 0.65, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.51-0.84, Ptrend = 0.001]. No heterogeneity in this association was observed by tumour stage or histological grade. Plasma MSP concentrations were 66% lower in rs10993994 TT compared with CC homozygotes (per allele difference in MSP: 6.09 ng/ml, 95% CI 5.56-6.61, r2=0.42). MR analyses supported a potentially causal protective association of MSP with prostate cancer risk (OR per 1 ng/ml increase in MSP for MR: 0.96, 95% CI 0.95-0.97 versus EPIC observational: 0.98, 95% CI 0.97-0.99). Limitations include lack of complete tumour subtype information and more complete information on the biological function of MSP. CONCLUSIONS In this large prospective European study and using MR analyses, men with high circulating MSP concentration have a lower risk of prostate cancer. MSP may play a causally protective role in prostate cancer.
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- Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford; Clinical Trial Service Unit & Epidemiological Studies Unit (CTSU), Oxford; National Institute for Health Research Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospital, Oxford; Medical Research Council Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, Barcelona
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- CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid; Navarra Public Health Institute, Pamplona; Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany
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- Department for Determinants of Chronic Diseases (DCD), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK; Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid; Department of Epidemiology, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia; Department of Health and Social Sciences, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid; Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, Regional Government of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Life-style Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Public Health Directorate, Asturias, Spain
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino 3 (ASL TO3), Grugliasco; Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- CIBER of Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid; Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs.GRANADA, Hospitales Universitarios de Granada/Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Preventative and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK; Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Ioannina School of Medicine, Ioannina, Greece
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, "Civic M.P. Arezzo" Hospital, Ragusa, Italy
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Nutritional Methodology and Biostatistics Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA; Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Perrier F, Viallon V, Ambatipudi S, Ghantous A, Cuenin C, Hernandez-Vargas H, Chajès V, Baglietto L, Matejcic M, Moreno-Macias H, Kühn T, Boeing H, Karakatsani A, Kotanidou A, Trichopoulou A, Sieri S, Panico S, Fasanelli F, Dolle M, Onland-Moret C, Sluijs I, Weiderpass E, Quirós JR, Agudo A, Huerta JM, Ardanaz E, Dorronsoro M, Tong TYN, Tsilidis K, Riboli E, Gunter MJ, Herceg Z, Ferrari P, Romieu I. Association of leukocyte DNA methylation changes with dietary folate and alcohol intake in the EPIC study. Clin Epigenetics 2019; 11:57. [PMID: 30940212 PMCID: PMC6444439 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-019-0637-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background There is increasing evidence that folate, an important component of one-carbon metabolism, modulates the epigenome. Alcohol, which can disrupt folate absorption, is also known to affect the epigenome. We investigated the association of dietary folate and alcohol intake on leukocyte DNA methylation levels in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Leukocyte genome-wide DNA methylation profiles on approximately 450,000 CpG sites were acquired with Illumina HumanMethylation 450K BeadChip measured among 450 women control participants of a case-control study on breast cancer nested within the EPIC cohort. After data preprocessing using surrogate variable analysis to reduce systematic variation, associations of DNA methylation with dietary folate and alcohol intake, assessed with dietary questionnaires, were investigated using CpG site-specific linear models. Specific regions of the methylome were explored using differentially methylated region (DMR) analysis and fused lasso (FL) regressions. The DMR analysis combined results from the feature-specific analysis for a specific chromosome and using distances between features as weights whereas FL regression combined two penalties to encourage sparsity of single features and the difference between two consecutive features. Results After correction for multiple testing, intake of dietary folate was not associated with methylation level at any DNA methylation site, while weak associations were observed between alcohol intake and methylation level at CpG sites cg03199996 and cg07382687, with qval = 0.029 and qval = 0.048, respectively. Interestingly, the DMR analysis revealed a total of 24 and 90 regions associated with dietary folate and alcohol, respectively. For alcohol intake, 6 of the 15 most significant DMRs were identified through FL. Conclusions Alcohol intake was associated with methylation levels at two CpG sites. Evidence from DMR and FL analyses indicated that dietary folate and alcohol intake may be associated with genomic regions with tumor suppressor activity such as the GSDMD and HOXA5 genes. These results were in line with the hypothesis that epigenetic mechanisms play a role in the association between folate and alcohol, although further studies are warranted to clarify the importance of these mechanisms in cancer. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13148-019-0637-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- F Perrier
- Nutritional Methodology and Biostatistics Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization, 150, cours Albert Thomas, 69372, Lyon CEDEX 08, France
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- Nutritional Methodology and Biostatistics Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization, 150, cours Albert Thomas, 69372, Lyon CEDEX 08, France
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- Epigenetics Group, IARC, Lyon, France.,MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Epigenetics Group, IARC, Lyon, France
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, IARC, Lyon, France
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, IARC, Lyon, France.,Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece.,2nd Pulmonary Medicine Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "ATTIKON" University Hospital, Haidari, Greece
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece.,1st Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Services, University of Athens Medical School, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Via Santena 7, Turin, Italy
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- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Health Protection (pb12), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center Research Program Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center Research Program Cardiovascular Epidemiology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Institute of Population-Based Cancer Research, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Genetic Epidemiology Group, Folkhälsan Research Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Public Health Directorate, Asturias, Spain
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- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain.,CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain.,Navarra Public Health Institute, Pamplona, Spain.,IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain
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- Public Health Direction and Biodonostia Research Institute and CIBERESP, Basque Regional Health Department, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, IARC, Lyon, France
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- Epigenetics Group, IARC, Lyon, France
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- Nutritional Methodology and Biostatistics Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization, 150, cours Albert Thomas, 69372, Lyon CEDEX 08, France.
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- Nutritional Epidemiology Group, IARC, Lyon, France
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The dietary pattern of a population sample of males selected as a control group for a case-control study on bladder cancer carried out in four different regions of Spain is presented. Out of 807 population controls initially selected, 530 were interviewed, 465 males and 65 females. The method of selection of the study subjects and the diet assessment method are described. Our results confirm the Mediterranean pattern of the Spanish diet, with an important consumption of fresh fish, fruits and vegetables, and the use of vegetable oils, specially olive oil, for cooking and seasoning, accompanied with a high polyunsaturated/saturated ratio (0.7). The consumption of butter, cheese and other dairy products, on the other hand, is very low. Estimated total caloric intake is relatively low if compared with international figures, although questionnaire base assessment may seriously underestimate caloric intake, as it is the absolute amount of intake of lipids and carbohydrates. In relative terms, however, lipids provide the highest percentage of calories.
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- C A González
- Unit of Epidemiology, Hospital de Mataró, Barcellona, Spain
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Figueroa-Silva O, Vicente A, Agudo A, Baliu-Piqué C, Gómez-Armayones S, Aldunce-Soto M, Inarejos Clemente E, Navallas Irujo M, Gutiérrez de la Iglesia D, González-Enseñat M. Nail-patella syndrome: report of 11 pediatric cases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016; 30:1614-7. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.13683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- O. Figueroa-Silva
- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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- Department of Dermatology; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu; University of Barcelona; Barcelona Spain
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Buckland G, Travier N, Huerta JM, Bueno-de-Mesquita HBA, Siersema PD, Skeie G, Weiderpass E, Engeset D, Ericson U, Ohlsson B, Agudo A, Romieu I, Ferrari P, Freisling H, Colorado-Yohar S, Li K, Kaaks R, Pala V, Cross AJ, Riboli E, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Bamia C, Boutron-Ruault MC, Fagherazzi G, Dartois L, May AM, Peeters PH, Panico S, Johansson M, Wallner B, Palli D, Key TJ, Khaw KT, Ardanaz E, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Dorronsoro M, Sánchez MJ, Quirós JR, Naccarati A, Tumino R, Boeing H, Gonzalez CA. Healthy lifestyle index and risk of gastric adenocarcinoma in the EPIC cohort study. Int J Cancer 2015; 137:598-606. [PMID: 25557932 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2014] [Revised: 09/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Several modifiable lifestyle factors, including smoking, alcohol, certain dietary factors and weight are independently associated with gastric cancer (GC); however, their combined impact on GC risk is unknown. We constructed a healthy lifestyle index to investigate the joint influence of these behaviors on GC risk within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. The analysis included 461,550 participants (662 first incident GC cases) with a mean follow-up of 11.4 years. A healthy lifestyle index was constructed, assigning 1 point for each healthy behavior related to smoking status, alcohol consumption and diet quality (represented by the Mediterranean diet) for assessing overall GC and also body mass index for cardia GC and 0 points otherwise. Risk of GC was calculated using Cox proportional hazards regression models while adjusting for relevant confounders. The highest versus lowest score in the healthy lifestyle index was associated with a significant lower risk of GC, by 51% overall (HR 0.49 95% CI 0.35, 0.70), by 77% for cardia GC (HR 0.23 95% CI 0.08, 0.68) and by 47% for noncardia GC (HR 0.53 (95% CI 0.32, 0.87), p-trends<0.001. Population attributable risk calculations showed that 18.8% of all GC and 62.4% of cardia GC cases could have been prevented if participants in this population had followed the healthy lifestyle behaviors of this index. Adopting several healthy lifestyle behaviors including not smoking, limiting alcohol consumption, eating a healthy diet and maintaining a normal weight is associated with a large decreased risk of GC.
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- G Buckland
- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, Murcia, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Melchor Fernández Almagro, Madrid, Spain
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- The School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
- Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Samfundet Folkhälsan, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø - the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, Genetic Epidemiology Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö Lund University, Clinical Research Center 60:13, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
- Division of Internal Medicine, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon Cedex 08, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, Murcia, Spain
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, London, United Kingdom
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
- Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Goudi, Athens, Greece
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Goudi, Athens, Greece
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- Inserm, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif, France
- University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
- IGR, Villejuif, France
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- Inserm, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif, France
- University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
- IGR, Villejuif, France
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- Inserm, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif, France
- University of Paris-Sud, Villejuif, France
- IGR, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Dipartijmento Di Medicina Clinica E Di Chiruigia, Federico II University, Naples, Itlay
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon Cedex 08, France
- Department for Biobank Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute - ISPO, Florence, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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- University of Cambridge CB2 2QQ and Nick Wareham, Professor and Director of MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Melchor Fernández Almagro, Madrid, Spain
- Navarre Public Health Institute, Pamplona, Spain
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- Aarhus University, Department of Public Health, Section for Epidemiology, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Diet, Genes and Environment, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Melchor Fernández Almagro, Madrid, Spain
- Public Health Direction and Biodonostia - Ciberesp, Basque Regional Health Department, San Sebatian, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, Melchor Fernández Almagro, Madrid, Spain
- Escuela Andaluza De Salud Pública, Instituto De Investigación Biosanitaria De Granada (Granada.Ibs), Granada, Spain
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- Public Health Directorate, Oviedo, Spain
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- HuGeF-Human Genetics Foundation, Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Torino, Italy
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- The Cancer Registry, Azienda Ospedaliera "Civile M.P. Arezzo", Ragusa, Italy
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- The German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbücke, Germany
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Programme, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO-IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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Bamia C, Lagiou P, Jenab M, Aleksandrova K, Fedirko V, Trichopoulos D, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Clavel-Chapelon F, Boutron-Ruault MC, Kvaskoff M, Katzke VA, Kühn T, Boeing H, Nöthlings U, Palli D, Sieri S, Panico S, Tumino R, Naccarati A, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PHM, Weiderpass E, Skeie G, Quirós JR, Agudo A, Chirlaque MD, Sanchez MJ, Ardanaz E, Dorronsoro M, Ericson U, Nilsson LM, Wennberg M, Khaw KT, Wareham N, Key TJ, Travis RC, Ferrari P, Stepien M, Duarte-Salles T, Norat T, Murphy N, Riboli E, Trichopoulou A. Fruit and vegetable consumption in relation to hepatocellular carcinoma in a multi-centre, European cohort study. Br J Cancer 2015; 112:1273-82. [PMID: 25742480 PMCID: PMC4385950 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Vegetable and/or fruit intakes in association with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk have been investigated in case-control studies conducted in specific European countries and cohort studies conducted in Asia, with inconclusive results. No multi-centre European cohort has investigated the indicated associations. METHODS In 486,799 men/women from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition, we identified 201 HCC cases after 11 years median follow-up. We calculated adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for HCC incidence for sex-specific quintiles and per 100 g d(-1) increments of vegetable/fruit intakes. RESULTS Higher vegetable intake was associated with a statistically significant, monotonic reduction of HCC risk: HR (100 g d(-1) increment): 0.83; 95% CI: 0.71-0.98. This association was consistent in sensitivity analyses with no apparent heterogeneity across strata of HCC risk factors. Fruit intake was not associated with HCC incidence: HR (100 g d(-1) increment): 1.01; 95% CI: 0.92-1.11. CONCLUSIONS Vegetable, but not fruit, intake is associated with lower HCC risk with no evidence for heterogeneity of this association in strata of important HCC risk factors. Mechanistic studies should clarify pathways underlying this association. Given that HCC prognosis is poor and that vegetables are practically universally accessible, our results may be important, especially for those at high risk for the disease.
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- C Bamia
- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens 115 27, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens 115 27, Greece
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 02115 Boston, MA, USA
- Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens 106 79, Greece
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), 69372 Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal 14558, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta 30322, GA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, 02115 Boston, MA, USA
- Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens 106 79, Greece
- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens 115 27, Greece
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- Department of Public Health, Section for Epidemiology, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Inserm, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
- Paris South University, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
- IGR, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
- Paris South University, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
- IGR, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
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- Inserm, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP), U1018, Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
- Paris South University, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
- IGR, Villejuif, F-94805 Paris, France
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal 14558, Germany
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Bonn, 53111 Bonn, Germany
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- Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute–ISPO, 50139 Florence, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, ‘Civic–M.P. Arezzo' Hospital, ASP 97100 Ragusa, Italy
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- HuGeF–Human Genetics Foundation–Torino Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, 10126 Torino, Italy
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- Department for Determinants of Chronic Diseases (DCD), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, W2 1NY UK London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, W2 1NY UK London, UK
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
- Cancer Registry of Norway, NO-0304 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Genetic Epidemiology, Folkhälsan Research Center, 00250 Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway
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- Public Health Directorate, CP 33006 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), 08908 Barcelona, Spain
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- Epidemiology Department, Murcia Regional Health Council, E-30008 Murcia, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs, GRANADA, Hospitales Universitarios de Granada/Universidad de Granada, 18080 Granada, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Navarre Public Health Institute, 31003 Pamplona, Spain
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- Basque Regional Health Department, Public Health Direction, 4-20013 Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
- Biodonostia Research Institute CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health CIBERESP, s/n 20014 San Sebastian, Spain
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- Diabetes and Cardiovascular disease, Genetic Epidemiology Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö Lund University, SE-205 92 Malmo, Sweden
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- Department of Nutritional Research, Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
- Arcum, Arctic Research Centre at Umeå University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Nutritional Research, Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden
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- University of Cambridge, CB2 0SR Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge, CB2 0SR Cambridge, UK
- MRC Epidemiology Unit, CB2 0QQ Cambridge, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, OX3 7LF Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, OX3 7LF Oxford, UK
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), 69372 Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), 69372 Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), 69372 Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, W2 1NY UK London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, W2 1NY UK London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, W2 1NY UK London, UK
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens 115 27, Greece
- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens 115 27, Greece
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Perez-Gracia J, Pajares M, Andueza M, Pita G, De Torres J, Casanova C, Zulueta J, Gurpide A, Lopez-Picazo J, Baz Davila R, Alonso R, Alvarez N, Pio R, Melero I, Sanmamed M, Agudo A, Gonzalez C, Benitez J, Montuenga L, Gonzalez-Neira A. Genome Wide Association Study (Gwas) for Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (Snps) Associated with Individuals Presenting Extreme Phenotypes of Tobacco Induced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (Nsclc) Risk. Ann Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu358.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tikk K, Sookthai D, Johnson T, Rinaldi S, Romieu I, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Overvad K, Clavel-Chapelon F, Baglietto L, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Trichopoulos D, Palli D, Pala V, Tumino R, Rosso S, Panico S, Agudo A, Menéndez V, Sánchez MJ, Amiano P, Huerta Castaño JM, Ardanaz E, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Monninkhof E, Onland-Moret C, Andersson A, Sund M, Weiderpass E, Khaw KT, Key TJ, Travis RC, Gunter MJ, Riboli E, Dossus L, Kaaks R. Circulating prolactin and breast cancer risk among pre- and postmenopausal women in the EPIC cohort. Ann Oncol 2014; 25:1422-1428. [PMID: 24718887 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Experimental and epidemiological evidence suggests that prolactin might play a role in the etiology of breast cancer. We analyzed the relationship of prediagnostic circulating prolactin levels with the risk of breast cancer by menopausal status, use of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) at blood donation, and by estrogen and progesterone receptor status of the breast tumors. PATIENTS AND METHODS Conditional logistic regression was used to analyze the data from a case-control study nested within the prospective European EPIC cohort, including 2250 invasive breast cancer and their matched control subjects. RESULTS Statistically significant heterogeneity in the association of prolactin levels with breast cancer risk between women who were either pre- or postmenopausal at the time of blood donation was observed (Phet = 0.04). Higher serum levels of prolactin were associated with significant increase in the risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women [odds ratio (OR)Q4-Q1 = 1.29 (95% confidence interval, CI, 1.05-1.58), Ptrend = 0.09]; however, this increase in risk seemed to be confined to women who used postmenopausal HRT at blood donation [ORQ4-Q1 = 1.45 (95% CI 1.08-1.95), Ptrend = 0.01], whereas no statistically significant association was found for the non-users of HRT [ORQ4-Q1 = 1.11 (95%CI 0.83-1.49), Ptrend = 0.80] (Phet = 0.08). Among premenopausal women, a statistically non-significant inverse association was observed [ORQ4-Q1 = 0.70 (95% CI 0.48-1.03), Ptrend = 0.16]. There was no heterogeneity in the prolactin-breast cancer association by hormone receptor status of the tumor. CONCLUSION Our study indicates that higher circulating levels of prolactin among the postmenopausal HRT users at baseline may be associated with increased breast cancer risk.
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- K Tikk
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen
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- Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen
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- Section for Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- INSERM, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health [CESP], Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif; University of Paris Sud, UMRS, Villejuif; IGR, Villejuif, France
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- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne; Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic, and Analytic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens; Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA; Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece; Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA; Bureau of Epidemiologic Research, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute-ISPO, Florence, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, National Tumor Institute (IRCCS), Milano
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, 'Civic-M. P. Arezzo' Hospital ASP, Ragusa
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- Piedmont Cancer Registry, Centre for Epidemiology and Prevention in Oncology in Piedmont, Torino
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Catalan Institute of Oncology-ICO, IDIBELL, Barcelona
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- Granada Cancer Registry, Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada; Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER), Madrid
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER), Madrid; Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, Basque Regional Health Department, San Sebastian
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER), Madrid; Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Authority, Murcia
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- Consortium for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER), Madrid; Navarre Public Health Institute, Pamplona, Spain
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands; School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, University of Umeå, Umeå
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- Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø; Department of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway, Oslo, Norway; Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Society of Public Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK
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- School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK
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- INSERM, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health [CESP], Nutrition, Hormones and Women's Health Team, Villejuif; University of Paris Sud, UMRS, Villejuif; IGR, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Buckland G, Travier N, Cottet V, González C, Luján-Barroso L, Agudo A, Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Trichopoulos D, Peeters P, May A, Bueno-de-Mesquita H, Bvan Duijnhoven F, Key T, Allen N, Khaw K, Wareham N, Romieu I, McCormack V, Boutron-Ruault M, Clavel-Chapelon F, Panico S, Agnoli C, Palli D, Tumino R, Vineis P, Amiano P, Barricarte A, Rodríguez L, Sanchez M, Chirlaque M, Kaaks R, Teucher B, Boeing H, Bergmann M, Overvad K, Dahm C, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Manjer J, Wirfält E, Hallmans G, Johansson I, Lund E, Hjartåker A, Skeie G, Vergnaud A, Norat T, Romaguera D, Riboli E. Adherence to the mediterranean diet and risk of breast cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition cohort study. Int J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.27958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Ferrari P, McKay JD, Jenab M, Brennan P, Canzian F, Vogel U, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Tolstrup JS, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F, Morois S, Kaaks R, Boeing H, Bergmann M, Trichopoulou A, Katsoulis M, Trichopoulos D, Krogh V, Panico S, Sacerdote C, Palli D, Tumino R, Peeters PH, van Gils CH, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Vrieling A, Lund E, Hjartåker A, Agudo A, Suarez LR, Arriola L, Chirlaque MD, Ardanaz E, Sánchez MJ, Manjer J, Lindkvist B, Hallmans G, Palmqvist R, Allen N, Key T, Khaw KT, Slimani N, Rinaldi S, Romieu I, Boffetta P, Romaguera D, Norat T, Riboli E. Alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms, alcohol intake and the risk of colorectal cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study. Eur J Clin Nutr 2012; 66:1303-8. [PMID: 23149980 DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Heavy alcohol drinking is a risk factor of colorectal cancer (CRC), but little is known on the effect of polymorphisms in the alcohol-metabolizing enzymes, alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) on the alcohol-related risk of CRC in Caucasian populations. SUBJECTS/METHODS A nested case-control study (1269 cases matched to 2107 controls by sex, age, study centre and date of blood collection) was conducted within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) to evaluate the impact of rs1229984 (ADH1B), rs1573496 (ADH7) and rs441 (ALDH2) polymorphisms on CRC risk. Using the wild-type variant of each polymorphism as reference category, CRC risk estimates were calculated using conditional logistic regression, with adjustment for matching factors. RESULTS Individuals carrying one copy of the rs1229984(A) (ADH1B) allele (fast metabolizers) showed an average daily alcohol intake of 4.3 g per day lower than subjects with two copies of the rs1229984(G) allele (slow metabolizers) (P(diff)<0.01). None of the polymorphisms was associated with risk of CRC or cancers of the colon or rectum. Heavy alcohol intake was more strongly associated with CRC risk among carriers of the rs1573496(C) allele, with odds ratio equal to 2.13 (95% confidence interval: 1.26-3.59) compared with wild-type subjects with low alcohol consumption (P(interaction)=0.07). CONCLUSIONS The rs1229984(A) (ADH1B) allele was associated with a reduction in alcohol consumption. The rs1229984 (ADH1B), rs1573496 (ADH7) and rs441 (ALDH2) polymorphisms were not associated with CRC risk overall in Western-European populations. However, the relationship between alcohol and CRC risk might be modulated by the rs1573496 (ADH7) polymorphism.
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- P Ferrari
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France.
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González CA, Megraud F, Buissonniere A, Lujan Barroso L, Agudo A, Duell EJ, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F, Palli D, Krogh V, Mattiello A, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Quirós JR, Sanchez-Cantalejo E, Navarro C, Barricarte A, Dorronsoro M, Khaw KT, Wareham N, Allen NE, Tsilidis KK, Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita H, Jeurnink SM, Numans ME, Peeters PHM, Lagiou P, Valanou E, Trichopoulou A, Kaaks R, Lukanova-McGregor A, Bergman MM, Boeing H, Manjer J, Lindkvist B, Stenling R, Hallmans G, Mortensen LM, Overvad K, Olsen A, Tjonneland A, Bakken K, Dumeaux V, Lund E, Jenab M, Romieu I, Michaud D, Mouw T, Carneiro F, Fenge C, Riboli E. Helicobacter pylori infection assessed by ELISA and by immunoblot and noncardia gastric cancer risk in a prospective study: the Eurgast-EPIC project. Ann Oncol 2012; 23:1320-1324. [PMID: 21917738 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In epidemiological studies, Helicobacter pylori infection is usually detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). However, infection can spontaneously clear from the mucosa during the progression of atrophy and could lead to substantial under-detection of infection and underestimation of its effect on gastric cancer (GC) risk. Antibodies detected by western blot are known to persist longer after the loss of the infection. METHODS In a nested case-control study from the Eurogast-EPIC cohort, including 88 noncardia GC cases and 338 controls, we assessed the association between noncardia GC and H. pylori infection comparing antibodies detected by western blot (HELICOBLOT2.1) to those detected by ELISA (Pyloriset EIA-GIII(®)). RESULTS By immunoblot, 82 cases (93.2%) were H. pylori positive, 10 of these cases (11.4%) were negative by ELISA and only 6 cases (6.8%) were negative by both ELISA and immunoblot. Multivariable odds ratio (OR) for noncardia GC comparing immunoglobulin G positive versus negative by ELISA was 6.8 [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.0-15.1], and by immunoblot, the OR was 21.4 (95% CI 7.1-64.4). CONCLUSIONS Using a western blot assay, nearly all noncardia GC were classified as H. pylori positive and the OR was more than threefold higher than the OR assessed by ELISA, supporting the hypothesis that H. pylori infection is a necessary condition for noncardia GC.
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- C A González
- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif; Paris South University, Villejuif, France
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- Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif; Paris South University, Villejuif, France
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- Molecular and Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute (ISPO), Florence
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- Department of Preventive & Predictive Medicine, Nutritional Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei TumoriMilan
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- Department Of Clinical And Experimental Medicine, Federico Ii University, Naples
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Unit, "Civile M.P. Arezzo" Hospital, Ragusa
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- Centre for Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention (CPO Piemonte), Turin, Italy
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- Public Health and Participation Directorate, Health and Health Care Services Council, Asturias
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- Andalusian School of Public Health, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Granada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Health Council, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) Murcia, Murcia
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- Navarre Public Health Institute, CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Pamplona
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- Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa and Ciberesp, Basque Regional Health Department, San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU), Utrecht
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- WHO Collaborating Center for Food and Nutrition Policies, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Athens Medical School, Athens
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg
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- Department of Medical Biosciences, Pathology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Nutritional Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus
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- Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Diet Cancer and Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Danish Cancer Society, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Diet Cancer and Health, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromso, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromso, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Tromso, Norway
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto (IPATIMUP) and Medical Faculty/HS João, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- School of Public Health, St Mary's Campus, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Macfarlane TV, Macfarlane GJ, Thakker NS, Benhamou S, Bouchardy C, Ahrens W, Pohlabeln H, Lagiou P, Lagiou A, Castellsague X, Agudo A, Slamova A, Plzak J, Merletti F, Richiardi L, Talamini R, Barzan L, Kjaerheim K, Canova C, Simonato L, Conway DI, McKinney PA, Thomson P, Sloan P, Znaor A, Healy CM, McCartan BE, Marron M, Brennan P. Role of medical history and medication use in the aetiology of upper aerodigestive tract cancers in Europe: the ARCAGE study. Ann Oncol 2011; 23:1053-60. [PMID: 21828376 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The study aimed to investigate the role of medical history (skin warts, Candida albicans, herpetic lesions, heartburn, regurgitation) and medication use (for heartburn; for regurgitation; aspirin) in the aetiology of upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer. METHODS A multicentre (10 European countries) case-control study [Alcohol-Related CAncers and GEnetic susceptibility (ARCAGE) project]. RESULTS There were 1779 cases of UADT cancer and 1993 controls. History of warts or C. albicans infection was associated with a reduced risk [odds ratio (OR) 0.80, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.68-0.94 and OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.60-0.89, respectively] but there was no association with herpetic lesions, heartburn, regurgitation or medication for related symptoms. Regurgitation was associated with an increased risk for cancer of the oesophagus (OR 1.47, 95% CI 0.98-2.21). Regular aspirin use was not associated with risk of UADT cancer overall but was associated with a reduced risk for cancer of oesophagus (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.28-0.96), hypopharynx (OR 0.53, 95% CI 0.28-1.02) and larynx (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.54-1.01). CONCLUSIONS A history of some infections appears to be a marker for decreased risk of UADT cancer. The role of medical history and medication use varied by UADT subsites with aspirin use associated with a decreased risk of oesophageal cancer and suggestive of a decreased risk of hypopharyngeal and laryngeal cancers.
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- T V Macfarlane
- School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
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Bergmann MM, Schütze M, Steffen A, Boeing H, Halkjaer J, Tjonneland A, Travier N, Agudo A, Slimani N, Rinaldi S, Norat T, Romaguera D, Rohrmann S, Kaaks R, Jakobsen MU, Overvad K, Ekelund U, Spencer EA, Rodríguez L, Sánchez MJ, Dorronsoro M, Barricarte A, Chirlaque MD, Orfanos P, Naska A, Trichopoulou A, Palli D, Grioni S, Vineis P, Panico S, Tumino R, Riboli E, Wareham NJ, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, May A, Peeters PHM. The association of lifetime alcohol use with measures of abdominal and general adiposity in a large-scale European cohort. Eur J Clin Nutr 2011; 65:1079-87. [PMID: 21559044 DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The relation between lifetime use of alcohol and measures of abdominal and general adiposity is unknown. SUBJECTS/METHODS Among 99,381 men and 158,796 women of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study, means of waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip-ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI), and odds ratios (OR) for a larger WC than predicted for a given BMI (WClp=positive residuals of gender specific linear regression of BMI on WC) across categories of average lifetime use of alcohol (total, from wine and from beer) were calculated, all adjusted for socio-demographic, lifestyle and health factors. RESULTS WC, WHR and BMI in men using lifetime ≤6 g/d alcohol were 95.1 cm, 0.942 and 27.3 kg/m(2), and 96.2 cm, 0.961 and 28.3 kg/m(2) when using >96 g/d. WC and WHR in women was 83.2 cm and 0.813 for ≤6 g/d, and 84.6 cm and 0.830 for >60 g/d, whereas BMI deviated only slightly with the lowest BMI (26.7 kg/m(2)) observed for >6-24 g/d. Compared with ≤6 g/d, OR for a WClp in both genders increased steadily across categories of alcohol use (up to 1.40 (95% confidence interval 1.32, 1.49) in men using >60 g/d and 1.63 (1.54, 1.73) in women using >24 g/d), though increase was higher for alcohol from beer than from wine (P for difference between beer and wine<0.001 (men) and=0.002 (women)). CONCLUSION Lifetime alcohol use is positively related to abdominal and general adiposity in men, possibly following the male weight gain pattern; in women, it is positively related only to abdominal adiposity. In this context, beer may contribute additionally to abdominal adiposity.
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- M M Bergmann
- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Nuthetal, Germany.
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Fu M, Martinez-Sanchez JM, Agudo A, Pascual JA, Borras JM, Samet JM, Fernandez E. Association Between Time to First Cigarette After Waking Up and Salivary Cotinine Concentration. Nicotine Tob Res 2011; 13:168-72. [DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntq232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Agudo A, Sala N. Relationship between N-acetyltransferase 2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms and aromatic DNA adducts. Carcinogenesis 2009. [DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgp291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Arriola L, Martinez-Camblor P, Larranaga N, Basterretxea M, Amiano P, Moreno-Iribas C, Carracedo R, Agudo A, Ardanaz E, Barricarte A, Buckland G, Cirera L, Chirlaque MD, Martinez C, Molina E, Navarro C, Quiros JR, Rodriguez L, Sanchez MJ, Tormo MJ, Gonzalez CA, Dorronsoro M. Alcohol intake and the risk of coronary heart disease in the Spanish EPIC cohort study. Heart 2009; 96:124-30. [DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.173419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Conway DI, McKinney PA, McMahon AD, Ahrens W, Schmeisser N, Benhamou S, Bouchardy C, Macfarlane GJ, Macfarlane TV, Lagiou P, Minaki P, Bencko V, Holcátová I, Merletti F, Richiardi L, Kjaerheim K, Agudo A, Castellsague X, Talamini R, Barzan L, Canova C, Simonato L, Lowry RJ, Znaor A, Healy CM, McCartan BE, Marron M, Hashibe M, Brennan P. Socioeconomic factors associated with risk of upper aerodigestive tract cancer in Europe. Eur J Cancer 2009; 46:588-98. [PMID: 19857956 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2009] [Revised: 09/25/2009] [Accepted: 09/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the European Union, there are 180,000 new cases of upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer cases per year--more than half of whom will die of the disease. Socioeconomic inequalities in UADT cancer incidence are recognised across Europe. We aimed to assess the components of socioeconomic risk both independently and through their influence on the known behavioural risk factors of smoking, alcohol consumption and diet. PATIENTS AND METHODS A multicentre case-control study with 2198 cases of UADT cancer and 2141 controls from hospital and population sources was undertaken involving 14 centres from 10 countries. Personal interviews collected information on demographics, lifetime occupation history, smoking, alcohol consumption and diet. Socioeconomic status was measured by education, occupational social class and unemployment. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using unconditional logistic regression. RESULTS When controlling for age, sex and centre significantly increased risks for UADT cancer were observed for those with low versus high educational attainment OR=1.98 (95% CI 1.67, 2.36). Similarly, for occupational socioeconomic indicators--comparing the lowest versus highest International Socio-Economic Index (ISEI) quartile for the longest occupation gave OR=1.60 (1.28, 2.00); and for unemployment OR=1.64 (1.24, 2.17). Statistical significance remained for low education when adjusting for smoking, alcohol and diet behaviours OR=1.29 (1.06, 1.57) in the multivariate analysis. Inequalities were observed only among men but not among women and were greater among those in the British Isles and Eastern European countries than in Southern and Central/Northern European countries. Associations were broadly consistent for subsite and source of controls (hospital and community). CONCLUSION Socioeconomic inequalities for UADT cancers are only observed among men and are not totally explained by smoking, alcohol drinking and diet.
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- D I Conway
- Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, University of Glasgow, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK.
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Larrañaga N, Moreno C, Basterretxea M, Marín P, Chirlaque MD, Amiano P, Castilla J, Dorronsoro M, Quirós JR, Sánchez MJ, Ardanaz E, Barricarte A, Navarro C, Tormo MJ, Martínez C, Berenguer T, Agudo A, González CA. Incidence of acute myocardial infarction in the Spanish epic cohort. An Sist Sanit Navar 2009; 32:51-9. [PMID: 19430511 DOI: 10.4321/s1137-66272009000100006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is some evidence that Mediterranean diet reduces risk of ischemic heart disease, and this is to be investigated in the Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). In this paper we present the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in four EPIC Spanish cohorts. METHOD Incidence cases were ascertained in EPIC cohort during the follow up period (from recruitment to the end of 2004), by means of self-report questionnaires, hospital morbidity and mortality registries, and population AMI registries. Analysis was restricted to aged 45 to 74. The present study included data from 13,704 women and 19,410 men, after excluding a priori participants with prevalent AMI. Age standardized incidence rate for each cohort was estimated and compared with the available population rates. RESULTS The Median duration of follow-up was 9.3 years, yielding a total of 297,704 person-years. 391 men and 99 women presented AMI in the four cohorts studied. Age standardized AMI rates in men of the EPIC cohorts go from the lowest 302 (CI: 268-335) per 100.000 person-year of Gipuzkoa to the highest 330 (CI: 293-367) of Navarra. Women in Navarra presented the lowest AMI incidence with 60 (CI: 43-77) per 100,000 and the highest was observed in Murcia (114, CI: 91-137). The AMI incidence in all EPIC centres are close to the population incidence rates and in any case these are within the EPIC 95% CI. CONCLUSIONS The comparison of incidence in EPIC with population rates shows very good agreement for acute myocardial infarction.
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- N Larrañaga
- Subdirección de Salud Pública de Guipuzkoa, San Sebastián, 20013, Spain.
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Pischon T, Boeing H, Hoffmann K, Bergmann M, Schulze MB, Overvad K, van der Schouw YT, Spencer E, Moons KGM, Tjønneland A, Halkjaer J, Jensen MK, Stegger J, Clavel-Chapelon F, Boutron-Ruault MC, Chajes V, Linseisen J, Kaaks R, Trichopoulou A, Trichopoulos D, Bamia C, Sieri S, Palli D, Tumino R, Vineis P, Panico S, Peeters PHM, May AM, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, van Duijnhoven FJB, Hallmans G, Weinehall L, Manjer J, Hedblad B, Lund E, Agudo A, Arriola L, Barricarte A, Navarro C, Martinez C, Quirós JR, Key T, Bingham S, Khaw KT, Boffetta P, Jenab M, Ferrari P, Riboli E. General and abdominal adiposity and risk of death in Europe. N Engl J Med 2008; 359:2105-20. [PMID: 19005195 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0801891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1407] [Impact Index Per Article: 87.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have relied predominantly on the body-mass index (BMI, the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) to assess the association of adiposity with the risk of death, but few have examined whether the distribution of body fat contributes to the prediction of death. METHODS We examined the association of BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio with the risk of death among 359,387 participants from nine countries in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). We used a Cox regression analysis, with age as the time variable, and stratified the models according to study center and age at recruitment, with further adjustment for educational level, smoking status, alcohol consumption, physical activity, and height. RESULTS During a mean follow-up of 9.7 years, 14,723 participants died. The lowest risks of death related to BMI were observed at a BMI of 25.3 for men and 24.3 for women. After adjustment for BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio were strongly associated with the risk of death. Relative risks among men and women in the highest quintile of waist circumference were 2.05 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.80 to 2.33) and 1.78 (95% CI, 1.56 to 2.04), respectively, and in the highest quintile of waist-to-hip ratio, the relative risks were 1.68 (95% CI, 1.53 to 1.84) and 1.51 (95% CI, 1.37 to 1.66), respectively. BMI remained significantly associated with the risk of death in models that included waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS These data suggest that both general adiposity and abdominal adiposity are associated with the risk of death and support the use of waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio in addition to BMI in assessing the risk of death.
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- T Pischon
- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Germany.
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Crusius JBA, Canzian F, Capellá G, Peña AS, Pera G, Sala N, Agudo A, Rico F, Del Giudice G, Palli D, Plebani M, Boeing H, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Carneiro F, Pala V, Save VE, Vineis P, Tumino R, Panico S, Berglund G, Manjer J, Stenling R, Hallmans G, Martínez C, Dorronsoro M, Barricarte A, Navarro C, Quirós JR, Allen N, Key TJ, Binghan S, Caldas C, Linseisen J, Kaaks R, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Büchner FC, Peeters PHM, Numans ME, Clavel-Chapelon F, Trichopoulou A, Lund E, Jenab M, Rinaldi S, Ferrari P, Riboli E, González CA. Cytokine gene polymorphisms and the risk of adenocarcinoma of the stomach in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC-EURGAST). Ann Oncol 2008; 19:1894-902. [PMID: 18628242 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The relative contribution to gastric cancer (GC) risk of variants in genes that determine the inflammatory response remains mostly unknown and results from genotyping studies are inconsistent. PATIENTS AND METHODS A nested case-control study within the prospective European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort was carried out, including 248 gastric adenocarcinomas and 770 matched controls. Twenty common polymorphisms at cytokine genes [interleukin (IL)1A, IL1B, IL1RN, IL4, IL4R, IL6, IL8, IL10, IL12A, IL12B, lymphotoxin alpha and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)] were analyzed. Antibodies against Helicobacter pylori (Hp) and CagA were measured. RESULTS IL1RN 2R/2R genotype [odds ratio (OR) 2.43; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.19-4.96] and allele IL1RN Ex5-35C were associated with an increased risk of Hp(+) non-cardia GC. IL8 -251AA genotype was associated with a decreased risk of Hp(+) non-cardia GC (OR 0.51; 95% CI 0.32-0.81), mainly of the intestinal type. These associations were not modified by CagA status. Carriers of IL1B -580C and TNF -487A alleles did not associate with an increased risk. A moderately increased risk of Hp(+) non-cardia GC for IL4R -29429T variant was observed (OR 1.74; 95% CI 1.15-2.63). CONCLUSION This prospective study confirms the association of IL1RN polymorphisms with the risk of non-cardia GC and indicates that IL8 -251T>A may modify the risk for GC.
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- J B A Crusius
- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Marron M, Boffetta P, Ahrens W, Pohlabeln H, Benhamou S, Bouchardy C, Lagiou P, Georgila C, Bencko V, Holcátová I, Merletti F, Richiardi L, Kjaerheim K, Agudo A, Castellsague X, Macfarlane T, Macfarlane G, Talamini R, Barzan L, Canova C, Simonato L, Lowry R, Conway D, McKinney P, Znaor A, Healy C, McCartan B, Møller H, Brennan P, Hashibe M. Alcohol drinking and the risk of upper aero digestive tract cancer: European multicenter case-control study ARCAGE. EJC Suppl 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6349(08)71862-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Agudo A, Ibáñez R, Amiano P, Ardanaz E, Barricarte A, Berenguer A, Dolores Chirlaque M, Dorronsoro M, Jakszyn P, Larrañaga N, Martinez C, Navarro C, Pera G, Quirós JR, Sanchéz MJ, Tormo MJ, González CA. Consumption of cruciferous vegetables and glucosinolates in a Spanish adult population. Eur J Clin Nutr 2007; 62:324-31. [PMID: 17426741 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the intake of glucosinolates and cruciferous vegetables among Spanish adults. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of a prospective cohort study. SETTING The Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). SUBJECTS We analysed data from 40 684 men and women aged 35-64 years from the EPIC-Spain cohort. The usual diet was assessed by means of the dietary history method, and glucosinolate intake was calculated using a published food composition database. RESULTS The average intake of cruciferous vegetables was 11.3 g/day, accounting for about 5% of total vegetable consumption, whereas the daily intake of total glucosinolates was 6.5 mg, among which 35% were of indole type. The absolute intake of glucosinolates was in average higher in men than in women (6.8 vs 6.2 mg/day), whereas glucosinolate density per energy unit was higher in women's diet (3.4 vs 2.7 mg/4200 kJ). Northern regions consumed in average 36% more glucosinolates than Southern regions (7.3 vs 5.4 mg/day). There was a positive association of glucosinolate intake with body mass index, physical activity, educational level and an inverse relationship with alcohol consumption. CONCLUSIONS Contrary to the pattern seen for total vegetable intake, our estimate of consumption of cruciferous vegetables, and hence of glucosinolates, is relatively low within Europe, which in turn is lower than in North America and several Asian populations.
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- Unit of Epidemiology, IDIBELL, Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
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Navarro C, Chirlaque MD, Tormo MJ, Pérez-Flores D, Rodríguez-Barranco M, Sánchez-Villegas A, Agudo A, Pera G, Amiano P, Dorronsoro M, Larrañaga N, Quirós JR, Ardanaz E, Barricarte A, Martínez C, Sánchez MJ, Berenguer A, González CA. Validity of self reported diagnoses of cancer in a major Spanish prospective cohort study. J Epidemiol Community Health 2007; 60:593-9. [PMID: 16790831 PMCID: PMC2566235 DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.039131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study aims to assess the validity of self reported diagnoses of cancer by persons recruited for the Spanish EPIC (European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition) cohort study and to identify variables associated with correctly reporting a diagnosis of cancer. METHODS 41 440 members of EPIC were asked at the time of recruitment whether they had been diagnosed with cancer and the year of diagnosis and site. The process of validating self reported diagnoses of cancer included comparison of the cohort database with the data from the population based cancer registries. Cancer diagnostic validity tests were calculated. The association between a correct report and certain sociodemographic, tumour related, or health related variables were analysed by logistic regression. RESULTS The overall sensitivity of self reported diagnoses of cancer is low (57.5%; 95% CI: 51.9 to 63.0), the highest values being shown by persons with a higher level of education or with a family history of cancer and the lowest values by smokers. Breast and thyroid cancers are those with the highest diagnostic validity and uterus, bladder, and colon-rectum those with the lowest. In both sexes the variables showing a significant association with a correct report of cancer are: higher education level, number of previous pathologies, invasive tumour, and, in women, a history of gynaecological surgery. CONCLUSIONS The overall sensitivity of self reported diagnoses of cancer is comparatively low and it is not recommended in epidemiological studies for identifying tumours. However, self reported diagnoses might be highly valid for certain tumour sites, malignant behaviour, and average to high levels of education.
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- Servicio de Epidemiología, Consejería de Sanidad, Ronda de Levante 11, E- 30008 Murcia, Spain.
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Rinaldi S, Peeters PHM, Bezemer ID, Dossus L, Biessy C, Sacerdote C, Berrino F, Panico S, Palli D, Tumino R, Khaw KT, Bingham S, Allen NE, Key T, Jensen MK, Overvad K, Olsen A, Tjonneland A, Amiano P, Ardanaz E, Agudo A, Martinez-García C, Quirós JR, Tormo MJ, Nagel G, Linseisen J, Boeing H, Schulz M, Grobbee DE, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Koliva M, Kyriazi G, Thrichopoulou A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F, Ferrari P, Slimani N, Saracci R, Riboli E, Kaaks R. Relationship of alcohol intake and sex steroid concentrations in blood in pre- and post-menopausal women: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Cancer Causes Control 2006; 17:1033-43. [PMID: 16933054 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-006-0041-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2006] [Accepted: 05/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Women with a moderate intake of alcohol have higher concentrations of sex steroids in serum, and higher risk of developing breast cancer, compared to non-drinkers. In the present study, we investigate the relationships between alcohol consumption and serum levels of sex steroids and sex-hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in 790 pre- and 1,291 post-menopausal women, who were part of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). METHODS Serum levels of testosterone (T), androstenedione (Delta4), dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS), estrone (E1), estradiol (E2) and SHBG were measured by direct immunoassays. Free T (fT) and free E2 (fE2) were calculated according to mass action laws. Current alcohol intake exposure to alcohol was assessed from dietary questionnaires. RESULTS Pre-menopausal women who consumed more than 25 g/day of alcohol had about 30% higher DHEAS, T and fT, 20% higher Delta4 and about 40% higher E1, concentrations compared to women who were non-consumers. E2, fE2 and SHBG concentrations showed no association with current alcohol intake. In post-menopausal women, DHEAS, fT, T, Delta4, and E1 concentrations were between 10% and 20% higher in women who consumed more than 25 g/day of alcohol compared to non-consumers. E2 or fE2 were not associated with alcohol intake at all. SHBG levels were about 15% lower in alcohol consumers compared to non-consumers. CONCLUSION This study supports the hypothesis of an influence of alcohol intake on sex hormone concentrations in blood.
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- S Rinaldi
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372, Lyon Cedex, France.
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Norat T, Dossus L, Rinaldi S, Overvad K, Grønbaek H, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Clavel-Chapelon F, Boutron-Ruault MC, Boeing H, Lahmann PH, Linseisen J, Nagel G, Trichopoulou A, Trichopoulos D, Kalapothaki V, Sieri S, Palli D, Panico S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PHM, van Gils CH, Agudo A, Amiano P, Ardanoz E, Martinez C, Quirós R, Tormo MJ, Bingham S, Key TJ, Allen NE, Ferrari P, Slimani N, Riboli E, Kaaks R. Diet, serum insulin-like growth factor-I and IGF-binding protein-3 in European women. Eur J Clin Nutr 2006; 61:91-8. [PMID: 16900085 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of diet with serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-binding protein-3 in women. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING AND SUBJECTS The population are 2109 women who were control subjects in a case-control study of breast cancer nested in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Control subjects were randomly chosen among risk sets consisting of female cohort members alive and free of cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer) at the time of diagnosis of the index case. Matching criteria were age at enrolment, follow-up time, time of the day of blood collection and study centre. Diet was measured through validated questionnaires. Serum hormone concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The relationship between serum IGF-I, IGFBP-3, and intake of nutrients and foods was explored by linear regression in models adjusted for energy intake, age, body mass index, smoking, physical activity, centre and laboratory batch. RESULTS Serum IGF-I levels were positively related to protein intake (P(trend)<0.001), but not related to energy, fat or carbohydrate intake. Positive relationships were observed with the intake of milk (P(trend)=0.007), calcium (P(trend)<0.001), magnesium (P(trend)=0.003), phosphorus (P(trend)<0.001), potassium (P(trend)=0.002), vitamin B6 (P(trend)=0.03), vitamin B2 (P(trend)=0.001) and inverse relationships with vegetables (P(trend)=0.02) and beta-carotene (P(trend)=0.02). IGFBP-3 was not related with most of the nutrients and foods in this study. CONCLUSIONS In this population, circulating IGF-I is modestly related with the intake of protein and minerals, and with milk and cheese, while IGFBP-3 does not appear to be related with diet.
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- T Norat
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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Rinaldi S, Peeters PHM, Berrino F, Dossus L, Biessy C, Olsen A, Tjonneland A, Overvad K, Clavel-Chapelon F, Boutron-Ruault MC, Téhard B, Nagel G, Linseisen J, Boeing H, Lahmann PH, Trichopoulou A, Trichopoulos D, Koliva M, Palli D, Panico S, Tumino R, Sacerdote C, van Gils CH, van Noord P, Grobbee DE, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Gonzalez CA, Agudo A, Chirlaque MD, Barricarte A, Larrañaga N, Quiros JR, Bingham S, Khaw KT, Key T, Allen NE, Lukanova A, Slimani N, Saracci R, Riboli E, Kaaks R. IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and breast cancer risk in women: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Endocr Relat Cancer 2006; 13:593-605. [PMID: 16728585 DOI: 10.1677/erc.1.01150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Blood concentrations of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) have recently been associated with breast cancer risk, notably in women who developed breast cancer at a young age. Prospective studies published so far, however, were relatively small and odds ratio (OR) estimates imprecise. We present the results of a large prospective case-control study nested within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition on total IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and breast cancer risk including 1081 incident cases of invasive breast cancer and 2098 matched control subjects. Increasing IGF-I and IGFBP-3 concentrations were associated with a significant increase in breast cancer risk in women who developed breast cancer after 50 years of age (highest vs lowest quintile OR 1.38 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02-1.86), P = 0.01, and 1.44 (95% CI 1.04-1.98), P = 0.01, respectively), but no relationship was observed in younger women (OR = 1.03 (95% CI 0.60-1.77), P = 0.81 for IGF-I, and OR = 0.92 (95% CI 0.50-1.70), P = 0.69 for IGFBP-3). There was, however, significant heterogeneity in the relationship of breast cancer with serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels depending on the time interval between blood donation and tumor diagnosis. A reduction in breast cancer risk with increasing IGF-I concentrations was observed in cases with a diagnosis of cancer less than 2 years after blood donation, (OR = 0.76 (95% CI 0.57-1.03)), while an increase in risk was observed for women with a later diagnosis (above or equal to two years after blood collection, OR = 1.51 (95% CI 1.19-1.91)). A similar pattern was observed for IGFBP-3. This study confirms previous findings for an association of serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 concentrations with breast cancer risk, particularly for women with a later diagnosis of cancer, but it does not support the hypothesis of an involvement of IGF-I in younger women.
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- S Rinaldi
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, Cédex 08, France
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Al-Delaimy WK, Slimani N, Ferrari P, Key T, Spencer E, Johansson I, Johansson G, Mattisson I, Wirfalt E, Sieri S, Agudo A, Celentano E, Palli D, Sacerdote C, Tumino R, Dorronsoro M, Ocké MC, Bueno-De-Mesquita HB, Overvad K, Chirlaque MD, Trichopoulou A, Naska A, Tjonneland A, Olsen A, Lund E, Skeie G, Ardanaz E, Kesse E, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F, Bingham S, Welch AA, Martinez-Garcia C, Nagel G, Linseisen J, Quirós JR, Peeters PHM, van Gils CH, Boeing H, van Kappel AL, Steghens JP, Riboli E. Plasma carotenoids as biomarkers of intake of fruits and vegetables: ecological-level correlations in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). Eur J Clin Nutr 2006; 59:1397-408. [PMID: 16160701 DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the ability of a single 24-h dietary recall (24HDR) and food questionnaires (FQ) to predict plasma carotenoid levels at the ecological level by assessing the relationship between mean plasma carotenoid levels and mean intake of fruit and vegetables measured by 24HDR and FQ across 16 European regions. DESIGN A random subsample of 3089 subjects was included, stratified by age and gender. They provided blood samples and dietary information between 1992 and 2000 as part of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. RESULTS Using Spearman's correlation coefficients, the correlations between mean regional 24HDR fruit and vegetable variables and corresponding mean plasma carotenoid levels were generally higher than the correlations using FQ means. The highest correlation was between the 24HDR citrus fruit variable and beta-cryptoxanthin (r = 0.90). For 24HDR, total fruits and vegetables were highly correlated with lutein, zeaxanthin, and beta-cryptoxanthin (r = 0.83-0.87), while vegetables were more closely related with lutein (r = 0.69) and zeaxanthin (r = 0.68), and fruits correlated with zeaxanthin (r = 0.87) and beta-cryptoxanthin (r = 0.84). Root vegetables (r = 0.81) and total carrots (r = 0.71) were well correlated with alpha-carotene. In the multivariate models adjusting for age, body mass index, and season, and using observations of means stratified by sex and region, the association was generally higher for 24HDR compared to FQ. CONCLUSION Mean regional intakes of fruits and vegetables in several European countries were closely correlated with corresponding mean plasma levels of individual carotenoids. Fruits and vegetables measured by 24HDR were generally better able to predict plasma carotenoids at the ecological level.
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- W K Al-Delaimy
- Nutrition and Hormones Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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Méndez P, Kirpitchev I, Blaumoser M, Visiers M, Agudo A, Iglesias J. High power IGBT bridge application for the harmonic suppression on the load side of the power supply system of the Spanish Stellarator TJ-II. Fusion Engineering and Design 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2005.06.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Ibáñez R, Munnia A, Agudo A, Berenguer A, Amiano P, Tormo MJ, Barricarte A, Quirós JR, Sánchez MJ, González CA, Peluso M. Reliability of bulky DNA adducts measurement by the nuclease P1 32P-post-labelling technique. Biomarkers 2005; 10:1-9. [PMID: 16097389 DOI: 10.1080/13547500500050580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The aim was to assess the reliability of bulky DNA adducts measurement by means of the 32P-post-labelling assay. The research design consisted of an intramethod reliability study. Buffy coats from 41 subjects were used to obtain two aliquots of 1-5 microg DNA for each subject; bulky DNA adducts were measured using the nuclease P1 32P-post-labelling technique. The reliability of the measurement was assessed by means of the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), the distribution of the differences between the two measurements and the limits of agreement. The estimated ICC was 0.977, with a 95% confidence interval between 0.921 and 0.977. The limits of agreement were +/- 0.44 (DNA adducts per 10(8) nucleotides). Only three subjects had differences lying out of such limits. Bulky DNA adduct levels measured by the 32P-post-labelling technique showed good reliability. Only one measurement is needed to use DNA adducts as a biomarker of exposure and, possibly, cancer risk. Besides, as a validation analysis, 32P-post-labelling measurements can be repeated in only 20-30% of samples.
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Av. Gran Via s/n, km 2.7, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona E-08907, Spain.
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Agudo A, Slimani N, Ocké MC, Naska A. Vegetable and fruit consumption in the EPIC cohorts from 10 European countries. IARC Sci Publ 2003; 156:99-103. [PMID: 12484136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- A Agudo
- Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), 08907 L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
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Sieri S, Agudo A, Kesse E, Klipstein-Grobusch K, San-José B, Welch AA, Krogh V. Alcohol consumption in EPIC cohorts from ten European countries. IARC Sci Publ 2003; 156:173-6. [PMID: 12484158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- S Sieri
- Epidemiology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Milan, Italy
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Aller San Juan A, González CA, Agudo A, Argilaga S, Amiano P, Barricarte A, Beguiristain JM, Chirlaque MD, Dorronsoro M, Martínez C, Navarro C, Quirós JR, Rodríguez M, Tormo MJ. Demographics and socio-economic differences in adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern in Spain. IARC Sci Publ 2003; 156:31-3. [PMID: 12484117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Altenburg HP, Agudo A, Berrino F, Boshuizen HC, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Janzon L, Le Marchand L, Linseisen J, Lukanova A, Rasmuson T, Vineis P, Riboli E, Miller A. Using multiple imputation methods to estimate relative risks in small EPIC lung cancer subsets. IARC Sci Publ 2003; 156:53-4. [PMID: 12484123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- H P Altenburg
- German Cancer Research Center, Dept. of Clinical Epidemiology, Heidelberg, Germany
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Boshuizen HC, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Altenburg HP, Agudo A, Le Marchand L, Berrino F, Janzon L, Rasmuson T, Vineis P, Lukanova A, Linseisen J, Riboli E, Miller A. Adjustment for smoking in lung cancer analyses in the EPIC cohort. IARC Sci Publ 2003; 156:59-61. [PMID: 12484125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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- H C Boshuizen
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Slimani N, Kaaks R, Ferrari P, Casagrande C, Clavel-Chapelon F, Lotze G, Kroke A, Trichopoulos D, Trichopoulou A, Lauria C, Bellegotti M, Ocké MC, Peeters PHM, Engeset D, Lund E, Agudo A, Larrañaga N, Mattisson I, Andren C, Johansson I, Davey G, Welch AA, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Van Staveren WA, Saracci R, Riboli E. European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) calibration study: rationale, design and population characteristics. Public Health Nutr 2002; 5:1125-45. [PMID: 12639223 DOI: 10.1079/phn2002395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), which covers a large cohort of half a million men and women from 23 European centres in 10 Western European countries, was designed to study the relationship between diet and the risk of chronic diseases, particularly cancer. Information on usual individual dietary intake was assessed using different validated dietary assessment methods across participating countries. In order to adjust for possible systematic over- or underestimation in dietary intake measurements and correct for attenuation bias in relative risk estimates, a calibration approach was developed. This approach involved an additional dietary assessment common across study populations to re-express individual dietary intakes according to the same reference scale. A single 24-hour diet recall was therefore collected, as the EPIC reference calibration method, from a stratified random sample of 36 900 subjects from the entire EPIC cohort, using a software program (EPIC-SOFT) specifically designed to standardise the dietary measurements across study populations. This paper describes the design and populations of the calibration sub-studies set up in the EPIC centres. In addition, to assess whether the calibration sub-samples were representative of the entire group of EPIC cohorts, a series of subjects' characteristics known possibly to influence dietary intakes was compared in both population groups. This was the first time that calibration sub-studies had been set up in a large multi-centre European study. These studies showed that, despite certain inherent methodological and logistic constraints, a study design such as this one works relatively well in practice. The average response in the calibration study was 78.3% and ranged from 46.5% to 92.5%. The calibration population differed slightly from the overall cohort but the differences were small for most characteristics and centres. The overall results suggest that, after adjustment for age, dietary intakes estimated from calibration samples can reasonably be interpreted as representative of the main cohorts in most of the EPIC centres.
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- N Slimani
- Unit of Nutrition and Cancer, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), 150 cours Albert-Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France.
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Sieri S, Agudo A, Kesse E, Klipstein-Grobusch K, San-José B, Welch AA, Krogh V, Luben R, Allen N, Overvad K, Tjønneland A, Clavel-Chapelon F, Thiébaut A, Miller AB, Boeing H, Kolyva M, Saieva C, Celentano E, Ocké MC, Peeters PHM, Brustad M, Kumle M, Dorronsoro M, Fernandez Feito A, Mattisson I, Weinehall L, Riboli E, Slimani N. Patterns of alcohol consumption in 10 European countries participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) project. Public Health Nutr 2002; 5:1287-96. [PMID: 12639233 DOI: 10.1079/phn2002405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the quantities of alcohol and types of alcoholic beverages consumed, and the timing of consumption, in centres participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). These centres, in 10 European countries, are characterised by widely differing drinking habits and frequencies of alcohol-related diseases. METHODS We collected a single standardised 24-hour dietary recall per subject from a random sample of the EPIC cohort (36 900 persons initially and 35 955 after exclusion of subjects under 35 and over 74 years of age). This provided detailed information on the distribution of alcohol consumption during the day in relation to main meals, and was used to determine weekly consumption patterns. The crude and adjusted (by age, day of week and season) means of total ethanol consumption and consumption according to type of beverage were stratified by centre and sex. RESULTS Sex was a strong determinant of drinking patterns in all 10 countries. The highest total alcohol consumption was observed in the Spanish centres (San Sebastian, 41.4 g day-1) for men and in Danish centres (Copenhagen, 20.9 g day-1) for women. The lowest total alcohol intake was in the Swedish centres (Umeå, 10.2 g day-1) in men and in Greek women (3.4 g day-1). Among men, the main contributor to total alcohol intake was wine in Mediterranean countries and beer in the Dutch, German, Swedish and Danish centres. In most centres, the main source of alcohol for women was wine except for Murcia (Spain), where it was beer. Alcohol consumption, particularly by women, increased markedly during the weekend in nearly all centres. The German, Dutch, UK (general population) and Danish centres were characterised by the highest percentages of alcohol consumption outside mealtimes. CONCLUSIONS The large variation in drinking patterns among the EPIC centres provides an opportunity to better understand the relationship between alcohol and alcohol-related diseases.
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- S Sieri
- Epidemiology Unit, National Cancer Institute, Via Venezian 1, 20133 Milan, Italy.
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Agudo A, Slimani N, Ocké MC, Naska A, Miller AB, Kroke A, Bamia C, Karalis D, Vineis P, Palli D, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PHM, Engeset D, Hjartåker A, Navarro C, Martínez Garcia C, Wallström P, Zhang JX, Welch AA, Spencer E, Stripp C, Overvad K, Clavel-Chapelon F, Casagrande C, Riboli E. Consumption of vegetables, fruit and other plant foods in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohorts from 10 European countries. Public Health Nutr 2002; 5:1179-96. [PMID: 12639226 DOI: 10.1079/phn2002398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe and compare the consumption of the main groups and sub-groups of vegetables and fruits (V&F) in men and women from the centres participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis. Dietary intake was assessed by means of a 24-hour dietary recall using computerised interview software and standardised procedures. Crude and adjusted means were computed for the main groups and sub-groups of V&F by centre, separately for men and women. Adjusted means by season, day of the week and age were estimated using weights and covariance analysis. SETTING Twenty-seven centres in 10 European countries participating in the EPIC project. SUBJECTS In total, 35 955 subjects (13 031 men and 22 924 women), aged 35-74 years, randomly selected from each EPIC cohort. RESULTS The centres from southern countries had the highest consumption of V&F, while the lowest intake was seen in The Netherlands and Scandinavia for both genders. These differences were more evident for fruits, particularly citrus. However, slightly different patterns arose for some sub-groups of vegetables, such as root vegetables and cabbage. Adjustment for body mass index, physical activity, smoking habits and education did not substantially modify the mean intakes of vegetables and fruits. CONCLUSIONS Total vegetable and fruit intake follows a south-north gradient in both genders, whereas for several sub-groups of vegetables a different geographic distribution exists. Differences in mean intake of V&F by centre were not explained by lifestyle factors associated with V&F intake.
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- A Agudo
- Department of Epidemiology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), 08907 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
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González CA, Argilaga S, Agudo A, Amiano P, Barricarte A, Beguiristain JM, Chirlaque MD, Dorronsoro M, Martinez C, Navarro C, Quirós JR, Rodriguez M, Tormo MJ. [Sociodemographic differences in adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern in Spanish populations]. Gac Sanit 2002; 16:214-21. [PMID: 12057176 DOI: 10.1016/s0213-9111(02)71664-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Lower social classes tend to eat a less healthy diet. The aim of this study was to compare adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern among different demographic and social groups in the adult population. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in southern and northern regions of Spain in healthy volunteers (15,634 men and 25,812 women), aged 29-69 years, who were members of the European Prospective Investigation on Cancer cohort in Spain. Nine groups of food were included in the definition of the Mediterranean diet: vegetables and garden products, fruits, pulses, cereals, red meat, fish, olive oil, milk and milk products, and wine. Two techniques were used in the analysis: comparison of the mean daily intake of each group and calculation of an overall score for all the foods according to educational level and original social class. RESULTS Groups with the lowest educational levels consumed more cereals and pulses and lower quantities of vegetables, olive oil (women), milk and milk products (men). Wine consumption was positively associated with education in women and was negatively associated in men. Calculation of a score to measure overall adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern eliminated differences according to each food category. No variations were found according to educational level, but small differences were found in original social class. The adherence score was lowest in young adults and women and was slightly higher in the south than in the north of Spain. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that the Mediterranean dietary pattern is fairly uniform, at least in the adult population of the regions included in this study.
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Pujolar AE, González C, Agudo A, Calleja A, Beltrán M, González-Moya J, Hernandez S, Panades R, Ramirez J, Turuguet D. Information about occupational exposure to asbestos given to cases in an etiological study: ethical aspects. Eur J Epidemiol 2002; 17:1-6. [PMID: 11523570 DOI: 10.1023/a:1010926807569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The aim of the study is to consider some ethical aspects of the provision of information, to the cases or their families, about the assessment of occupational asbestos exposure obtained in a case-control study of malignant mesothelioma of the pleura. An informative letter with the result of the evaluation of their occupational exposure to asbestos was sent to the participating cases (and/or their family). Those whose exposure was classified as certain/probable were also informed of the legislation regarding occupational diseases. Of the 132 cases, 32.6% of subjects and/or their families made telephone calls expressing interest in the content of the informative letter. Among the 63 cases classified as certain/probable exposure, this proportion was 47.6%. Out of 43 cases in which the age at diagnosis was < or = 65 years and the exposure to asbestos was certain/probable, only two (4.6%) were signed off work owing to occupational disease. Only one of the mesothelioma cases was recognized by the Spanish National Institute for Social Security (INSS) as having an occupational disease. The process of communication of the results of an epidemiological research should include the provision of information on the exposure data to each one of the subjects, and/or their families. There is a great disparity between the number of cases of certain/probable exposure to asbestos identified in our study, and the number registered as an occupational disease by the INSS.
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- A E Pujolar
- Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain.
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Simonato L, Agudo A, Ahrens W, Benhamou E, Benhamou S, Boffetta P, Brennan P, Darby SC, Forastiere F, Fortes C, Gaborieau V, Gerken M, Gonzales CA, Jöckel KH, Kreuzer M, Merletti F, Nyberg F, Pershagen G, Pohlabeln H, Rösch F, Whitley E, Wichmann HE, Zambon P. Lung cancer and cigarette smoking in Europe: an update of risk estimates and an assessment of inter-country heterogeneity. Int J Cancer 2001; 91:876-87. [PMID: 11275995 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(200102)9999:9999<::aid-ijc1139>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ten case-control studies have been carried out in 6 European countries to investigate the major risk factors for lung cancer. Carcinogenic effect from cigarette smoke was the most relevant interest in our study, which has included 7,609 cases of lung cancer and 10,431 controls, mainly population based. The results indicate elevated odds ratios (ORs; 23.9 among men and 8.7 among women) with attributable risks exceeding 90% for men and close to 60% for women. A large, and statistically significant, variability of the results across countries was detected after adjusting for the most common confounding variables, and after controlling, at least in part, for the instability of the ORs due to the small number of non-smokers in some of the study subsets. This pattern of lung cancer risk associated with cigarettes smoke, across different European regions, reflects inherent characteristics of the studies as well as differences in smoking habits, particularly calendar periods of starting, and it is likely to have been influenced by effect modifiers like indoor radon exposure, occupation, air pollution and dietary habits.
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- L Simonato
- Venetian Tumour Registry, University of Padua, via Gattamelata 64, Padua 35128, Italy.
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González CA, Agudo A, Argilaga S, Amiano P, Ardanaz E, Barricarte A, Larrañaga N, Chilarque MD, Dorronsoro M, Martínez C, Navarro C, Quirós JR, Rodríguez M, Tormo MJ. [European prospective investigation into nutrition, cancer and health (EPIC) and the investigation on nutrition and cancer in Europe]. An Sist Sanit Navar 2001; 24:75-81. [PMID: 12876602 DOI: 10.23938/assn.0511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- C A González
- Servicio de Epidemiología y Registro del Cáncer, Institut Català d'Oncología, 08907 L'Hospitalet, Barcelona.
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Agudo A, Ahrens W, Benhamou E, Benhamou S, Boffetta P, Darby SC, Forastiere F, Fortes C, Gaborieau V, González CA, Jöckel KH, Kreuzer M, Merletti F, Pohlabeln H, Richiardi L, Whitley E, Wichmann HE, Zambon P, Simonato L. Lung cancer and cigarette smoking in women: a multicenter case-control study in Europe. Int J Cancer 2000; 88:820-7. [PMID: 11072254 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0215(20001201)88:5<820::aid-ijc21>3.0.co;2-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The association between cigarette smoking and lung cancer risk in women was investigated within the framework of a case-control study in 9 centres from 6 European countries. Cases were 1,556 women up to 75 years of age with histologically confirmed primary lung cancer; 2, 450 controls with age distribution similar to cases were selected. The predominant cell type was adenocarcinoma (33.5%), with similar proportions for squamous-cell type (26.4%) and small-cell carcinoma (22.3%). Overall, smoking cigarettes at any time was associated with a 5-fold increase in lung cancer risk (odds ratio 5.21, 95% confidence interval 4.49-6.04); corresponding figures for current smoking habits were 8.94, 7.54-10.6. The association showed a dose-response relationship with duration of the habit and daily and cumulative lifetime smoking. A significant excess risk of 70% was associated with every 10 pack-years smoked. After 10 years of smoking cessation, the relative risk decreased to 20% compared to current smokers. The following characteristics were associated with a higher relative risk: inhalation of smoke, smoking non-filter cigarettes, smoking dark-type cigarettes and starting at young age. The association was observed for all major histological types, being the strongest for small-cell type carcinoma, followed by squamous-cell type and the lowest for adenocarcinoma. The proportion of lung-cancer cases in the population attributable to cigarette smoking ranged from 14% to 85%. We concluded that women share most features of the association between cigarette smoking and lung cancer observed in men.
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- A Agudo
- Catalan Institute of Oncology, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
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González CA, Agudo A. [The tobacco industry and the manipulation of scientific investigation. The case of European study of IARC-WHO related to tobacco passive consumption and lung cancer]. Med Clin (Barc) 2000; 115:302-4. [PMID: 11093886 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(00)71541-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- C A González
- Servicio de Epidemiología y Registro del Cáncer. Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO). Barcelona
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González CA, Pera G, Quirós JR, Lasheras C, Tormo MJ, Rodriguez M, Navarro C, Martinez C, Dorronsoro M, Chirlaque MD, Beguiristain JM, Barricarte A, Amiano P, Agudo A. Types of fat intake and body mass index in a Mediterranean country. Public Health Nutr 2000; 3:329-36. [PMID: 10979153 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980000000379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the fatty acid fractions provide similar metabolizable energy, the type of dietary fat consumed could be relevant to the development of obesity. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI), obesity and the consumption of different types of fat and olive oil in a Mediterranean country with high prevalence of obesity, and high intake of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and olive oil. SUBJECTS The study was carried out in Spain among 23 289 women and 14 374 men, aged 29-69 years, who were participants of a large European prospective cohort. METHODS : Information on usual food intake was collected by interviewers by means of a dietary history questionnaire. The association between obesity (BMI >/= 30 kg m2), dietary fat, other dietary patterns and other non-dietary factors were tested using multilinear regression analysis. The ratio of reported energy intake to energy requirement was used as an estimation of dietary underreporting. RESULTS The association between fatty acid fractions intake (saturated fatty acids (SFA) in women, and MUFA and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in both sexes) and BMI was very weak, accounting for less than 1% of variance. All dietary and non-dietary variables accounted for 21% of variance in the measurement of BMI in women and only 6.7% of variance in men. Estimated underreporting of energy intake was 17.5% in obese women and 5.5% in obese men. CONCLUSIONS The association between consumption of specific types of dietary fat, olive oil and obesity in Spain is not very important. However, because of the cross-sectional design and some level of underreporting of energy intake observed in overweight subjects and overreporting in underweight subjects, systematic bias cannot be completely discarded.
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Pohlabeln H, Boffetta P, Ahrens W, Merletti F, Agudo A, Benhamou E, Benhamou S, Brüske-Hohlfeld I, Ferro G, Fortes C, Kreuzer M, Mendes A, Nyberg F, Pershagen G, Saracci R, Schmid G, Siemiatycki J, Simonato L, Whitley E, Wichmann HE, Winck C, Zambon P, Jöckel KH. Occupational risks for lung cancer among nonsmokers. Epidemiology 2000; 11:532-8. [PMID: 10955405 DOI: 10.1097/00001648-200009000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We conducted a case-control study in 12 European study centers to evaluate the role of occupational risk factors among nonsmokers. We obtained detailed occupational histories from 650 nonsmoking cases (509 females/141 males) and 1,542 nonsmoking controls (1,011 females/531 males). On the basis of an a priori definition of occupations and industries that are known (list A) or suspected (list B) to be associated with lung carcinogenesis, we calculated odds ratios (ORs) for these occupations, using unconditional logistic regression models and adjusting for sex, age, and center effects. Among nonsmoking men, an excess relative risk was observed among those who had worked in list-A occupations [OR = 1.52; 95% confidence interval (C) = 0.78-2.97] but not in list-B occupations (OR = 1.05; 95%), CI = 0.60-1.83). Among nonsmoking women, there was an elevation of risk for list-A occupations (OR = 1.50; 95% CI = 0.49-4.53), although this estimate was imprecise, given that less than 1% of cases and controls were exposed. Exposure to list-B occupations was associated with an increase in relative risk (OR = 1.69; 95% CI = 1.09-2.63) in females, but not in males. Women who had been laundry workers or dry cleaners had an OR of 1.83 (95% CI = 0.98-3.40). Our findings confirm that certain occupational exposures are associated with an increased risk for lung cancer among both female and male nonsmokers; however, knowledge on occupational lung carcinogens is biased toward agents to which mainly men are exposed.
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- H Pohlabeln
- Bremen Institute for Prevention Research and Social Medicine, Germany
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