Intakes of selected food groups and beverages and adult acute myeloid leukemia

Li, Yulin; Moysich, Kirsten B.; Baer, Maria R.; Weiss, Joli R.; Brasure, John; Graham, Saxon; McCann, Susan E.

doi:10.1016/j.leukres.2006.03.017

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Volume 30, Issue 12 , Pages 1507-1515, December 2006

Intakes of selected food groups and beverages and adult acute myeloid leukemia

Yulin Li
- Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 716 845 4421; fax: +1 716 845 8487.
Kirsten B. Moysich
- Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
Maria R. Baer
- Leukemia Section, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
Joli R. Weiss
- Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
John Brasure
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Saxon Graham
- Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
Susan E. McCann
- Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA

Received 25 January 2006; received in revised form 16 March 2006; accepted 17 March 2006. published online 07 March 2011.

Abstract

Few studies have explored the association between diet and adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In a hospital-based case–control study among 111 cases and 439 controls, AML risk was negatively associated with milk intake among women (OR 0.25, 95% CI 0.08–0.73) and tea (OR 0.50, 95% CI 0.23–1.09), and positively associated among women with beer (OR 2.48, 95% CI 1.05–5.85), wine (OR 2.32, 95% CI 1.05–5.09), and beef (OR 4.78, 95% CI 1.35–16.94). Our findings support a role of diet in adult AML; however, further research is needed to explore gender differences in risk.

Keywords: Food groups, Beverage, Acute myeloid leukemia