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Diet quality indices and gastrointestinal cancer risk: results from the Lifelines study

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Title:Diet quality indices and gastrointestinal cancer risk: results from the Lifelines study
Creators Name:Moazzen, S., Cortes-Ibañez, F.O., van der Vegt, B., Alizadeh, B.Z. and de Bock, G.H.
Abstract:OBJECTIVE: To investigate the long-term association between four dietary quality indices and the risk of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer. METHODS: Baseline details of the dietary intake of participants, assessed by a single food frequency questionnaire from the prospective Lifelines population-based cohort were translated to diet quality scores using several dietary and dietary-lifestyle indices. Incident cases of GI cancer were then assessed by linkage to the Dutch nationwide histo-cytopathology registry. The association between GI cancer risk and diet quality (defined as higher quintiles on dietary indices compared to the first quintile) was assessed by multivariable Cox proportional hazard models. RESULTS: We included 72,695 participants aged 51.20 ± 8.71 years with a median follow-up to cancer diagnosis of 8 years (interquartile range 2 years). During follow-up, 434 colorectal cancers and 139 upper GI cancers were diagnosed. There was a significant reduction in colorectal cancer risk for high categories in the American Cancer Society (ACS) Index (hazard ratio 0.62; 95% CI 0.46–0.84). However, high dietary index scores were not associated with strong beneficial effects on upper GI cancer risk. CONCLUSION: High quintiles on the ACS Index were associated with a significantly reduced risk of colorectal cancer. This index may be of use in a colorectal cancer prevention program.
Keywords:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms, Oesophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms, Nutrition Quality
Source:European Journal of Nutrition
ISSN:1436-6207
Publisher:Springer
Volume:61
Page Range:317-327
Date:February 2022
Official Publication:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-021-02648-3
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