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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Dietary patterns and breast cancer risk among women in northern Tanzania: A case-control study
European Journal of Nutrition, Volume 52, No. 3, Year 2013
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Background: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It was tested within a case-control study in this region whether a specific dietary pattern impacts on the breast cancer risk. Methods: A validated semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire was used to assess the dietary intake of 115 female breast cancer patients and 230 healthy age-matched women living in the same districts. A logistic regression was performed to estimate breast cancer risk. Dietary patterns were obtained using principal component analysis with Varimax rotation. Results: The adjusted logistic regression estimated an increased risk for a "Fatty Diet", characterized by a higher consumption of milk, vegetable oils and fats, butter, lard and red meat (OR = 1.42, 95 % CI 1.08-1.87; P = 0.01), and for a "Fruity Diet", characterized by a higher consumption of fish, mango, papaya, avocado and watery fruits (OR = 1.61, 95 % CI 1.14-2.28; P = 0.01). Both diets showed an inverse association with the ratio between polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids (P/S ratio). Conclusion: A diet characterized by a low P/S ratio seems to be more important for the development of breast cancer than total fat intake. © 2012 The Author(s).
Authors & Co-Authors
Jordan, Irmgard
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Hebestreit, Antje
Germany, Bremen
Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – Bips Gmbh
Swai, Britta
Tanzania, Moshi
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
Krawinkel, Michael Bernhardt
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00394-012-0398-1
ISSN:
14366207
e-ISSN:
14366215
Research Areas
Cancer
Food Security
Study Design
Case-Control Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Tanzania
Participants Gender
Female