Abstract | BACKGROUND: We investigated in a cohort study, for the first time using 7-day food diaries (7-DFDs), for age-dependent inverse associations with antioxidants, which have anti-carcinogenic properties, and development of Barrett's oesophagus (BO) and oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC). METHODS: A total of 24,068 well individuals completed 7-DFDs and donated blood. Vitamins C and E, carotenes, zinc and selenium intakes, and plasma vitamin C were measured. Participants were monitored for 15 years for BO and OAC. Hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated for: quintiles of intake and in participants younger and >=65 years at recruitment, the midpoint of BO peak prevalence. RESULTS: A total of 197 participants developed BO and 74 OAC. There were no significant associations between antioxidants and BO or OAC in the whole cohort or if >65 years at recruitment. In participants <65 years, for BO, there was an inverse trend across plasma vitamin C quintiles (trend HR = 0.82; 95% CI = 0.71-0.96, P = 0.01), OAC for plasma vitamin C (trend HR = 0.58; 95% CI = 0.37-0.92, P = 0.02) and for dietary vitamins C and E (trend HR = 0.71 95% CI = 0.51-0.99, P = 0.04 and trend HR = 0.70; 95% CI = 0.51-0.96; P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | James H-E Kang, Robert Luben, Leo Alexandre, Andrew R Hart |
Journal | British journal of cancer
(Br J Cancer)
Vol. 118
Issue 12
Pg. 1658-1661
(06 2018)
ISSN: 1532-1827 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 29780162
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antioxidants
- Vitamin E
- Carotenoids
- Selenium
- Zinc
- Ascorbic Acid
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Antioxidants
(administration & dosage)
- Ascorbic Acid
(blood)
- Barrett Esophagus
(blood, epidemiology)
- Carotenoids
(blood)
- Cohort Studies
- Diet
(statistics & numerical data)
- Diet Records
- England
(epidemiology)
- Esophageal Neoplasms
(blood, epidemiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Selenium
(blood)
- Vitamin E
(blood)
- Zinc
(blood)
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