[Food intake and colorectal cancers; an ecological study in Romania].

Abstract

UNLABELLED:

The aim of the present study performed in a Romanian population was to identify the food which can be either associated with or protect against colorectal carcinoma.

MATERIAL AND METHOD:

Correlation and regression analysis were used to examine the association between dietary intake and the rate of incidence for colon, rectum and anus cancers, in study groups from 7 regions of Romania.

RESULTS:

A strong and positive association was observed for colonic cancer and the intake of coffee, tea and cocoa (r = 0.77, p = 0.042) whereas statistical significance of borderline value was found for margarine (r = 0.73, p = 0.06) and sweets (r = 0.74, p = 0.066) intake. A potential protective effect can be attributed to wine consumption ( r = -0.75, p = 0.03). The malignancies of the rectum and anus showed both a strong positive correlation with the intake of red meat ( r = 0.76, p = 0.048), sausages ( r = 0.87, p = 0.012), margarine (r = 0.97, p = 0.0004), butter ( r = 0.76, p = 0.049), sweets ( r = 0.93, p = 0.003), beverages (r = 0.97, p = 0.0003), coffee, tea, cocoa ( r = 0.94, p = 0.002). Negative correlations were reported for the recto-anal cancer and the consumption of: fish (r = -0.8, p = 0.032), cheese (r = -0.9, p = 0.006), wine (r = -0.85, p = 0.015).

CONCLUSION:

The need for reducing the dietary intake of margarine, red meat, sausages and sweets while the beneficial effects of wine consumption have been also confirmed.

• Authors: Corneluţa Fira-Mladinescu, O Fira-Mladinescu, Sorina Doroftei, Felicia Sas, S Ursoniu, R Ionuţ, Salomeia Putnoky, Oana Suciu, Brigitha Vlaicu
• Journal: Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi (Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi) 2008 Jul-Sep Vol. 112 Issue 3 Pg. 805-11 ISSN: 0048-7848 [Print] Romania
• Vernacular Title: Consumul de alimente in relaţie cu cancerul colo-rectal. Studiu ecologic in România.
• PMID: 20201272 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study)

Chemical References

• Carbohydrates
• Coffee
• Dietary Fats
• Tea
• Margarine

Topics

• Algorithms
• Analysis of Variance
• Carbohydrates (adverse effects)
• Carcinoma (epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
• Coffee (adverse effects)
• Colorectal Neoplasms (epidemiology, etiology, prevention & control)
• Dairy Products (statistics & numerical data)
• Diet Surveys
• Dietary Fats (adverse effects)
• Eating
• Edible Grain
• Feeding Behavior
• Fish Products (statistics & numerical data)
• Humans
• Incidence
• Margarine (adverse effects)
• Meat (adverse effects, statistics & numerical data)
• Meat Products (adverse effects, statistics & numerical data)
• Retrospective Studies
• Risk Factors
• Romania (epidemiology)
• Surveys and Questionnaires
• Tea (adverse effects)
• Vegetables
• Wine (statistics & numerical data)