Table 2 Meat and fish intake and risk of bladder cancera,b

From: Dietary intake of meat, fruits, vegetables, and selective micronutrients and risk of bladder cancer in the New England region of the United States

    

Multivariate model c

Quartiles of intake

Median (g per 1000, kcal)

Cases

Controls

OR

95% CI

Red meat

Q1

17.2

241

316

1.00

 

Q2

27.6

254

317

0.97

(0.76, 1.24)

Q3

37.4

269

317

1.04

(0.81, 1.33)

Q4

53.0

304

316

1.14

(0.89, 1.46)

P trend

   

0.258

 

White meat

     

Q1

9.6

320

316

1.00

 

Q2

17.6

267

317

0.94

(0.73, 1.20)

Q3

27.7

236

316

0.85

(0.65, 1.11)

Q4

51.0

245

317

0.89

(0.67, 1.18)

P trend

   

0.428

 

Processed meat

Q1

2.9

226

316

1.00

 

Q2

6.1

246

317

1.01

(0.78, 1.30)

Q3

10.1

287

316

1.19

(0.92, 1.53)

Q4

18.4

309

317

1.28

(1.00, 1.65)

P trend

   

0.035

 

 Red, processed

 Q1

1.9

200

316

1.00

 

 Q2

4.3

263

317

1.24

(0.96, 1.60)

 Q3

7.4

289

316

1.39

(1.07, 1.81)

 Q4

13.5

316

317

1.41

(1.08, 1.84)

 Ptrend

   

0.024

 

 White, processed

 Q1

0

278

317

1.00

 

 Q2

0.5

243

316

0.99

(0.77, 1.26)

 Q3

1.5

270

317

1.07

(0.84, 1.36)

 Q4

5.8

277

316

1.17

(0.91, 1.49)

 Ptrend

   

0.192

 

Total tuna

Q1

0.3

262

316

1.00

 

Q2

1.1

254

317

1.11

(0.87, 1.43)

Q3

2.2

295

317

1.23

(0.96, 1.58)

Q4

5.3

257

316

1.10

(0.85, 1.43)

P trend

   

0.975

 

Other fish

Q1

0.8

356

316

1.00

 

Q2

2.2

224

317

0.65

(0.51, 0.83)

Q3

4.1

235

317

0.74

(0.57, 0.94)

Q4

8.9

253

316

0.84

(0.65, 1.10)

P trend

   

0.452

 
  1. Abbreviations: CI=confidence intervals; OR=odds ratios.
  2. aPtrends were calculated using the median value for each quartile.
  3. bAll models included total meat and fish intakes.
  4. cAdjusted for gender (female/male), age (0–54, 55–64, 65–74, 75+ years), region (Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire), race (White/other), Hispanic status (yes/no), smoking status (never, occasional, former, current), usual BMI (kg m−2 – continuous), and total energy (kcal per day – continuous).
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