TY - JOUR
T1 - Serum carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols, and colorectal cancer risk in a Japanese cohort
T2 - Effect modification by sex for carotenoids
AU - Wakai, Kenji
AU - Suzuki, Koji
AU - Ito, Yoshinori
AU - Kojima, Masayo
AU - Tamakoshi, Koji
AU - Watanabe, Yoshiyuki
AU - Toyoshima, Hideaki
AU - Hayakawa, Norihiko
AU - Hashimoto, Shuji
AU - Tokudome, Shinkan
AU - Suzuki, Sadao
AU - Kawado, Miyuki
AU - Ozasa, Kotaro
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (2) (No. 14031222) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. The JACC Study has also been supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the same ministry (Nos. 61010076, 62010074, 63010074, 1010068, 2151065, 3151064, 4151063, 5151069, 6279102, and 11181101).
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - To examine associations of serum carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols with colorectal cancer risk, we conducted a case-control study nested within the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study. These micronutrients were measured in prediagnostic sérum samples from 116 men and women who developed colorectal cancer during an 8-yr follow-up period and from 298 matched controls. In men, the higher level of serum total carotenoids was associated with a decreased risk: The multivariate-adjusted odds ratio (OR) for the highest vs. the lowest tertile was 0.34 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.11-1.00; trend P over tertiles = 0.040). In women, the higher levels of α- and β-carotenes and total carotenoids were instead related to an increased risk: The corresponding ORs were 4.72 (95% CI = 1.29-17.3), 2.00 (0.70-5.73), and 2.47 (0.73-8.34), respectively (trend P = 0.007, 0.040, and 0.064, respectively). We also found a somewhat decreasing risk with increased serum retinal in all subjects and α-tocopherol in men: The ORs (95% CI) for the highest tertiles were 0.29 (0.11-0.78; trend P over tertiles = 0.010) and 0.29 (0.07-1.17; trend P = 0.098), respectively. The effects of some carotenoids on colorectal cancer risk may be modified by sex or by factors associated with sex, including smoking and drinking habits.
AB - To examine associations of serum carotenoids, retinol, and tocopherols with colorectal cancer risk, we conducted a case-control study nested within the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study. These micronutrients were measured in prediagnostic sérum samples from 116 men and women who developed colorectal cancer during an 8-yr follow-up period and from 298 matched controls. In men, the higher level of serum total carotenoids was associated with a decreased risk: The multivariate-adjusted odds ratio (OR) for the highest vs. the lowest tertile was 0.34 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.11-1.00; trend P over tertiles = 0.040). In women, the higher levels of α- and β-carotenes and total carotenoids were instead related to an increased risk: The corresponding ORs were 4.72 (95% CI = 1.29-17.3), 2.00 (0.70-5.73), and 2.47 (0.73-8.34), respectively (trend P = 0.007, 0.040, and 0.064, respectively). We also found a somewhat decreasing risk with increased serum retinal in all subjects and α-tocopherol in men: The ORs (95% CI) for the highest tertiles were 0.29 (0.11-0.78; trend P over tertiles = 0.010) and 0.29 (0.07-1.17; trend P = 0.098), respectively. The effects of some carotenoids on colorectal cancer risk may be modified by sex or by factors associated with sex, including smoking and drinking habits.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15327914nc5101_3
DO - 10.1207/s15327914nc5101_3
M3 - Article
C2 - 15749625
AN - SCOPUS:20144367602
SN - 0163-5581
VL - 51
SP - 13
EP - 24
JO - Nutrition and Cancer
JF - Nutrition and Cancer
IS - 1
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