Diabetes risk reduction diet and ovarian cancer risk: an Italian case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the relation between a diabetes risk reduction diet (DRRD) and ovarian cancer.

Methods

We used data from a multicentric case-control study conducted in Italy, including 1031 incident ovarian cancer cases and 2411 controls admitted to hospital centres for acute non-malignant disease. Subjects' diet prior to hospital admission was collected using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Adherence to the DRRD was measured using a score based on 8 dietary components, giving higher scores for greater intakes of cereal fiber, coffee, fruit, nuts, higher polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids ratio, lower glycemic index of diet, and lower intakes of red/processed meat, and sweetened beverages/and fruit juices. Higher scores indicated greater adherence to t

SUBMITTER: Esposito G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10363049 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature