Table 4 Cancer occurrence in G1 men and women by G0 fathers’ food access in childhood

From: Food abundance in men before puberty predicts a range of cancers in grandsons

Food access of

G1 men person years = 74,146

G1 women person years = 73,445

G0 father

Hazard Ratio (95% CI)

p value

Hazard Ratio (95 % CI)

p value

All Cancer (140–209)

839 events

760 events

Good/abundant

0.81 (0.59–1.12)

0.208

0.90 (0.65–1.25)

0.553

Poor/very poor

1.08 (0.78–1.50)

0.650

0.71 (0.46–1.09)

0.114

 

Cancer in buccal cavity and pharynx (140–148)

11 Events

8 events

Good/abundant

0 (0-∞)

-

1.92 (0.20–18.82)

0.574

Poor/very poor

4.94 (0.95–25.77)

0.058

3.93 (0.44–34.81)

0.219

 

Cancer in digestive organs and peritoneum (150–159)

182 events

149 events

Good/abundant

0.45 (0.18–1.11)

0.085

0.58 (0.24–1.45)

0.244

Poor/very poor

0.90 (0.41–1.93)

0.778

0.60 (0.22–1.63)

0.314

 

Cancer in respiratory system (160–165)

100 events

38 events

Good/abundant

1.47 (0.69–3.13)

0.314

0.85 (0.20–3.67)

0.825

Poor/very poor

0.26 (0.03–1.83)

0.174

0.59 (0.08–4.38)

0.608

 

Cancer in breast and genito-urinary organs (170–181)

318 events

335 events

Good/abundant

1.05 (0.65–1.70)

0.839

0.84 (0.51–139)

0.497

Poor/very poor

1.09 (0.63–1.88)

0.755

0.83 (0.46–1.53)

0.558

 

Cancer in other and unspecific sites (190–199)

149 events

170 events

Good/abundant

0.68 (0.29–1.56)

0.359

0.94 (0.47–1.88)

0.868

Poor/very poor

1.26 (0.60–2.60)

0.539

0.43 (0.14–1.34)

0.146

 

Cancer in lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (200–209)

76 events

55 events

Good/abundant

0.36 (0.09–1.50)

0.162

1.76 (0.67–4.64)

0.255

Poor/very poor

1.62 (0.69–3.79)

0.269

0.97 (0.23–4.04)

0.968

  1. *HRs after controlling for social and demographic factors, plus G0 partner’s food access. No Bonferroni correction.
  2. Restricted to G0s with rural childhoods: hazard ratios (HR)* and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) (Cox proportional hazard models) for total cancer and six ICD7 groups of cancer using intermediate food access as reference group