Serum folate, homocysteine and colorectal cancer risk in women: A nested case-control study Journal Article
| Authors: | Kato, I.; Dnistrian, A. M.; Schwartz, M.; Toniolo, P.; Koenig, K.; Shore, R. E.; Akhmedkhanov, A.; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, A.; Riboli, E. |
| Article Title: | Serum folate, homocysteine and colorectal cancer risk in women: A nested case-control study |
| Abstract: | Accumulating evidence suggests that folate, which is plentiful in vegetables and fruits, may be protective against colorectal cancer. The authors have studied the relationship of baseline levels of serum folate and homocysteine to the subsequent risk of colorectal cancer in a nested case-control study including 105 cases and 523 matched controls from the New York University Women's Health Study cohort. In univariate analyses, the cases had lower serum folate and higher serum homocysteine levels than controls. The difference was more significant for folate (P < 0.001) than for homocysteine (P = 0.04). After adjusting for potential confounders, the risk of colorectal cancer in the subjects in the highest quartile of serum folate was half that of those in the lowest quartile (odds ratio, OR = 0.52, 95% confidence interval, CI = 0.27-0.97, P-value for trend = 0.04). The OR for the highest quartile of homocysteine, relative to the lowest quartile, was 1.72 (95% CI = 0.83-3.65, P-value for trend = 0.09). In addition, the risk of colorectal cancer was almost twice as high in subjects with below-median serum folate and above-median total alcohol intake compared with those with above-median serum folate and below-median alcohol consumption (OR = 1.99, 95% CI = 0.92-4.29). The potentially protective effects of folate need to be confirmed in clinical trials. |
| Keywords: | adult; controlled study; aged; middle aged; major clinical study; case control study; case-control studies; cancer risk; colorectal cancer; cancer prevention; risk factors; colorectal neoplasms; statistical analysis; multivariate analysis; folic acid; homocysteine; amino acid blood level; alcohol consumption; folate; humans; human; female; priority journal; article; folic acid blood level; cohort study women |
| Journal Title: | British Journal of Cancer |
| Volume: | 79 |
| Issue: | 11-12 |
| ISSN: | 0007-0920 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| Date Published: | 1999-03-12 |
| Start Page: | 1917 |
| End Page: | 1922 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 10206314 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC2362800 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690305 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 16 August 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
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