SEROLOGIC PRECURSORS OF CANCER - RETINOL, CAROTENOIDS, AND TOCOPHEROL AND RISK OF PROSTATE-CANCER
SEROLOGIC PRECURSORS OF CANCER - RETINOL, CAROTENOIDS, AND TOCOPHEROL AND RISK OF PROSTATE-CANCER
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DOI:
10.1093/jnci/82.11.941
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发表时间:
1990-06-06
影响因子:
10.3
通讯作者:
POLK, BF
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作者:
HSING, AW;COMSTOCK, GW;POLK, BF
We investigated the associations of serum retinol, the carotenoids .beta.-carotene and lycopene, and tocopherol (vitamin E) with the risk of prostate cancer in a nested case-control study. For the study, serum obtained in 1974 from 25,802 persons in Washington County, [Maryland, USA], was used. Serum levels of the nutrients in 103 men who developed prostate cancer during the subsequent 13 years were compared with levels in 103 control subjects matched for age and race. Although no significant associations were observed with .beta.-carotene, lycopene, or tocopherol, the data suggested an inverse relationship between serum retinol and risk of prostate cancer. We analyzed data in the distribution of serum retinol by quartiles, using the lowest quartile as the reference value. Odds ratios were 0.67, 0.39, and 0.40 for the second; third, and highest quartiles, respectively.