Intake of Grains and Dietary Fiber and Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness by Race
Abstract
Purpose. To examine the associations among intake of refined grains, whole grains and dietary fiber and aggressiveness of prostate cancer in African Americans (AA,n=930) and European Americans (EA,n=993) in a population-based, case-only study (The North Carolina-Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project, PCaP).Methods. Prostate cancer aggressiveness was categorized as high, intermediate or low based on Gleason grade, PSA level and clinical stage. Dietary intake was assessed utilizing the NCI Diet History Questionnaire. Logistic regression (comparing high to intermediate/low aggressive cancers) and polytomous regression with adjustment for potential confounders were used to determine odds of high prostate cancer aggressiveness with intake of refined grains, whole grains and dietary fiber from all sources.Results. An inverse association with aggressive prostate cancer was observed in the 2nd and 3rd tertiles of total fiber intake (OR = 0.70; 95% CI, 0.50–0.97 and OR = 0.61; 95% CI, 0.40–0.93, resp.) as compared to the lowest tertile of intake. In the race-stratified analyses, inverse associations were observed in the 3rd tertile of total fiber intake for EA (OR = 0.44; 95% CI, 0.23–0.87) and the 2nd tertile of intake for AA (OR = 0.57; 95% CI, 0.35–0.95).Conclusions. Dietary fiber intake was inversely associated with aggressive prostate cancer among both AA and EA men.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 10.1155/2012/323296
Entities
People
- Elizabeth T. H. Fontham
- Fred Tabung
- Hongmei Zhang
- James L Mohler
- James R Hébert
- Jeannette T. Bensen
- L. Joseph Su
- Lenore Arab
- Susan E Steck
Organizations
- LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans
- National Cancer Institute
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- United States Department of Defense
- University of California
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of South Carolina