Dietary factors and the risk of glioma in adults: Results of a case‐control study in melbourne, Australia

Abstract

In a population‐based case‐control study of 416 incident gliomas in adults carried out in Melbourne, Australia, between 1987 and 1991, 409 age‐sex‐matched case‐control pairs (243 male and 166 female) had adequate data available to examine associations between the dietary intake of N‐nitroso compounds, N‐nitroso precursors, other nutrients including N‐nitroso inhibitors, and the risk of glioma. Dietary intakes were based on the reported frequency of consumption of 59 food items. Increased odds ratio (OR) were observed in males who consumed high levels of bacon, corned meats, apples, melons and oil. OR less than unity were observed in men consuming cabbage and cola drinks, and in women who con..