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

Received 25 January 2006; received in revised form 16 March 2006; accepted 17 March 2006.

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

a Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA

b Leukemia Section, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA

c Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA

Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 716 845 4421; fax: +1 716 845 8487.

PII: S0145-2126(06)00127-5

doi:10.1016/j.leukres.2006.03.017

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