Dietary and other lifestyle factors of women with brain gliomas in Los Angeles County (California, USA)

摘要: A population-based interview study in Los Angeles County (California, USA) of 94 women with intracranial gliomas and individually matched neighborhood controls investigated the relationship to various sources exposure N-nitroso compounds their precursors vitamins which inhibit endogenous formation these compounds. The offers some support for hypothesis that dietary nitroso relate risk. Risk increased increasing consumption cured meats, most notably bacon (odds ratio [OR] third tertile intake=6.6, 95 percent confidence interval [CI]=1.9-22.5, P trend < 0.001). was reduced intake vegetables such as bell peppers (OR tertile=0.2, CI=0.1-0.7, 0.01). In addition, use vitamin supplements appeared protective, there suggestion eating meats combination foods nitrosation mitigates Other potential smoking, cosmetics, drinking water did not Despite limitations data on usual adult diet, it appears may be important development gliomas.