Lifestyle Factors Including Diet and Leukemia Development: a Case-Control Study from Mumbai, India

In India, among males, leukemia rates vary across the country. The present unmatched hospital-based case-control study conducted at Tata Memorial Hospital included subjects registered between the years 1997-99. There were 246 leukemia cases and 1,383 normal controls. Data on demographics, lifestyle,...

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Published inAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP Vol. 14; no. 10; pp. 5657 - 5661
Main Authors Balasubramaniam, Ganesh, Saoba, Sushama Laxman, Sarhade, Monika Nilesh, Kolekar, Suvarna Anand
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2013
Subjects
alcohol
risk factors
Leukemia
control study
smoking
coffee
fish
diet
case
India
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Summary:In India, among males, leukemia rates vary across the country. The present unmatched hospital-based case-control study conducted at Tata Memorial Hospital included subjects registered between the years 1997-99. There were 246 leukemia cases and 1,383 normal controls. Data on demographics, lifestyle, diet and occupation history were recorded. Cigarette (OR=2.1) and bidi smoking (OR=3.4) showed excess risk for leukemia. Odds ratios were 3.9 for fish-eaters, 0.40 for chilli eaters, 1.5 for milk drinkers and 0.60 for coffee drinkers, compared to non-drinkers/eaters. However, neither exposure to use of pesticides nor cotton dust showed any excess risk for leukemia.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201305981337629
ISSN:1513-7368
2476-762X