Table 4

Five year relative risk of death according to specific nutrients (controlled for age, sex, tumour stage, tumour location, and energy intake)

2nd tertile3rd tertile
Nutrient1st tertile (Ref)RR95% CIRR95% CIp Value*
RR, relative risk; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval
*Test for linear trend.
†Not adjusted for energy intake because of Pearson correlation coefficients with energy intake over 0.80.
Carbohydrates†1.00.51(0.25; 1.06)0.32(0.14; 0.76)0.007
Proteins†1.00.73(0.73; 1.44)0.27(0.12; 0.63)0.002
Lipids†1.01.27(0.65; 2.47)0.24(0.09; 0.59)0.003
Fibre1.00.80(0.37; 1.72)1.87(0.83; 4.22)0.15
Calcium1.00.73(0.34; 1.57)0.69(0.28; 1.70)0.41
Iron1.00.69(0.34; 1.41)0.56(0.21; 1.46)0.21
Copper1.00.78(0.37; 1.64)0.59(0.26; 1.34)0.20
Zinc1.01.51(0.74; 3.08)0.92(0.38; 2.23)0.91
Vitamin A1.01.37(0.64; 2.93)1.43(0.71; 2.88)0.32
Beta carotene1.01.16(0.53; 2.55)1.59(0.74; 3.43)0.23
Vitamin B11.01.34(0.67; 2.70)0.75(0.29; 1.95)0.73
Vitamin B21.00.94(0.43; 2.04)0.70(0.31; 1.59)0.40
Vitamin B61.00.71(0.32; 1.57)1.02(0.45; 1.17)0.96
Folic acid1.01.40(0.68; 2.91)1.67(0.74; 3.78)0.21
Vitamin B121.01.25(0.57; 2.77)1.53(0.73; 3.21)0.25
Vitamin C1.01.01(0.47; 2.16)1.11(0.50; 2.49)0.79
Vitamin D1.01.10(0.49; 2.44)1.46(0.73; 2.93)0.29
Vitamin E1.02.09(0.97; 4.51)1.43(0.62; 3.31)0.44
Vitamin PP1.01.16(0.57; 2.34)1.15(0.45; 2.91)0.73
Pantothenic acid1.00.94(0.45; 1.95)1.04(0.44; 2.44)0.95
Biotine1.01.29(0.62; 2.75)1.12(0.50; 2.50)0.76
Cholesterol1.00.80(0.40; 1.62)1.10(0.47; 2.61)0.97
Saturated fatty acids†1.01.20(0.62; 2.33)0.20(0.08; 0.49)0.0008
Monounsat. fatty acids†1.00.77(0.39; 1.52)0.35(0.15; 0.78)0.01
Polyunsat. fatty acids†1.00.72(0.34; 1.53)0.52(0.25; 1.10)0.09