Table 2 Odds ratios (OR) and 95% corresponding confidence intervals (CI) for oral and pharyngeal cancer among 768 cases and 2078 controls, according to nine items included in the Mediterranean diet score. Italy and Switzerland, 1997–2009

From: The role of a Mediterranean diet on the risk of oral and pharyngeal cancer

 

Median intake a (portions per week)

 

Components

Men

Women

OR b (95% CI)

Vegetables

11.0

11.5

0.47 (0.37–0.60)

Fruit

16.8

21.5

0.68 (0.53–0.87)

Meat and meat products

7.2

5.5

0.81 (0.64–1.04)

Legumes

0.5

0.5

1.12 (0.88–1.43)

Cereals and potatoes

20.9

19.8

0.90 (0.68–1.18)

Milk and dairy products

7.1

10.3

1.03 (0.81–1.31)

Fish

1.7

1.5

1.01 (0.80–1.26)

Alcoholic beverages

0.9

0.0

0.23 (0.18–0.29)

Monounsaturated/saturated fat ratio

1.3

1.4

0.66 (0.51–0.84)

  1. Estimates for binary contrasts, that is, moderate consumption vs no/high consumption of alcohol, for low vs high consumption of meat/meat products and milk/dairy products, and for high vs low consumption of other items.
  2. aMedian portion per week among controls.
  3. Estimates from unconditional logistic regression models adjusted for sex, quinquennia of age, study center, year of interview, education, tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, body mass index, and total energy intake.
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