A prospective cohort study of meat and fish consumption and endometriosis risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Only 2 case-control studies have examined the associations between consumption of meat products and endometriosis risk with inconsistent results. Consumption of animal products has the potential to influence endometriosis risk through effects on steroid hormones levels.

Objective

We sought to determine whether higher intake of red meat, poultry, fish, and seafood are associated with risk of laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis.

Study design

A total of 81,908 participants of the prospective Nurses' Health Study II were followed up from 1991 through 2013. Diet was assessed via food frequency questionnaire every 4 years. Cox proportional hazards models were used to calculate rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals.

Results

During 1,019,294 person-y

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6066416 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature