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Table 2

Risk of fatal stomach cancer by major food groups—CPS II men and women, 1982–1996

Food group	Tertile				P
Food group		(Reference)	2	3	P
Citrus fruit/juice
Men, cases (n)	334	270	306
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.84 (0.71–0.98)	0.75 (0.64–0.87)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted^a	1.00	0.94 (0.80–1.11)	0.88 (0.75–1.03)	0.11
Women, cases (n)	156	95	188
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.95 (0.73–1.22)	0.85 (0.68–1.05)	0.12
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.07 (0.83–1.39)	0.97 (0.78–1.21)	0.79
Vegetables
Men, cases (n)	336	283	291
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.83 (0.71–0.97)	0.76 (0.65–0.89)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	0.92 (0.78–1.08)	0.89 (0.76–1.05)	0.17
Women, cases (n)	161	133	145
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.04 (0.83–1.31)	1.08 (0.86–1.35)	0.51
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.17 (0.93–1.48)	1.25 (0.99–1.58)	0.06
Whole grains
Men, cases (n)	319	254	337
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.87 (0.74–1.03)	0.77 (0.66–0.90)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	0.94 (0.79–1.11)	0.90 (0.77–1.06)	0.20
Women, cases (n)	143	153	143
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.05 (0.84–1.32)	0.83 (0.66–1.05)	0.11
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.14 (0.90–1.43)	0.97 (0.77–1.24)	0.83
Plant foods^b
Men, cases (n)	360	260	290
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.68 (0.58–0.80)	0.65 (0.56–0.76)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	0.76 (0.65–0.90)	0.79 (0.67–0.93)	0.003
Women, cases (n)	152	131	156
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.92 (0.73–1.17)	0.96 (0.77–1.21)	0.75
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.06 (0.83–1.34)	1.18 (0.93–1.50)	0.16
Processed meat
Men, cases (n)	157	553	200
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.06 (0.88–1.26)	1.20 (0.97–1.47)	0.09
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.03 (0.86–1.23)	1.08 (0.87–1.33)	0.47
Women, cases (n)	185	130	124
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.96 (0.77–1.20)	1.12 (0.89–1.41)	0.39
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	0.99 (0.79–1.24)	1.11 (0.88–1.39)	0.43

Food group	Tertile				P
Food group		(Reference)	2	3	P
Citrus fruit/juice
Men, cases (n)	334	270	306
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.84 (0.71–0.98)	0.75 (0.64–0.87)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted^a	1.00	0.94 (0.80–1.11)	0.88 (0.75–1.03)	0.11
Women, cases (n)	156	95	188
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.95 (0.73–1.22)	0.85 (0.68–1.05)	0.12
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.07 (0.83–1.39)	0.97 (0.78–1.21)	0.79
Vegetables
Men, cases (n)	336	283	291
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.83 (0.71–0.97)	0.76 (0.65–0.89)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	0.92 (0.78–1.08)	0.89 (0.76–1.05)	0.17
Women, cases (n)	161	133	145
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.04 (0.83–1.31)	1.08 (0.86–1.35)	0.51
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.17 (0.93–1.48)	1.25 (0.99–1.58)	0.06
Whole grains
Men, cases (n)	319	254	337
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.87 (0.74–1.03)	0.77 (0.66–0.90)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	0.94 (0.79–1.11)	0.90 (0.77–1.06)	0.20
Women, cases (n)	143	153	143
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.05 (0.84–1.32)	0.83 (0.66–1.05)	0.11
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.14 (0.90–1.43)	0.97 (0.77–1.24)	0.83
Plant foods^b
Men, cases (n)	360	260	290
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.68 (0.58–0.80)	0.65 (0.56–0.76)	<0.001
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	0.76 (0.65–0.90)	0.79 (0.67–0.93)	0.003
Women, cases (n)	152	131	156
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.92 (0.73–1.17)	0.96 (0.77–1.21)	0.75
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.06 (0.83–1.34)	1.18 (0.93–1.50)	0.16
Processed meat
Men, cases (n)	157	553	200
Age-adjusted	1.00	1.06 (0.88–1.26)	1.20 (0.97–1.47)	0.09
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	1.03 (0.86–1.23)	1.08 (0.87–1.33)	0.47
Women, cases (n)	185	130	124
Age-adjusted	1.00	0.96 (0.77–1.20)	1.12 (0.89–1.41)	0.39
Multivariate-adjusted	1.00	0.99 (0.79–1.24)	1.11 (0.88–1.39)	0.43

Adjusted for age, education, smoking, BMI, multivitamin and vitamin C use, aspirin use, race, and family history.

Plant foods, sum of citrus fruit, vegetables, and whole grain intake. Tertiles: men (<13.5, 13.5 to <21.5, and 21.5+); women (<15.5, 15.5 to <23.5, and 23.5+).

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