Open AccessA case-control study of pancreatic cancer and cigarettes, alcohol, coffee and diet.
Author(s) -
Geary W. Olsen,
Jack S. Mandel,
Robert W. Gibson,
Lee W. Wattenberg,
Leonard M. Schuman
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.79.8.1016
Subject(s) - medicine , cruciferous vegetables , odds ratio , alcohol consumption , pancreatic cancer , environmental health , case control study , risk factor , demography , alcohol , cancer , biology , biochemistry , sociology
A pancreatic cancer case-control study was conducted in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Family members were interviewed about the subject's usage of cigarettes, alcohol, coffee, and other dietary factors in the two years prior to death (cases, n = 212) or prior to interview (controls, n = 220). The adjusted odds ratio for two packs or more of cigarettes per day was 3.92 (95% CI = 1.18, 13.01) and four or more drinks per day OR 2.69 (95% CI = 1.00, 7.27). Coffee was not a risk factor (seven cups or more per day; OR 0.58 (95% CI = 0.27, 1.27). A positive trend was observed for beef and pork consumption, and a negative trend from cruciferous vegetables.