Lactose and benign ovarian tumours in a case-control study.
We investigated the relation between benign ovarian tumours and lactose among 746 case women identified at seven New York metropolitan hospitals and 404 community controls, age and hospital frequency matched to the expected case distribution. No increase in risk was found for lactose (highest quartile versus lowest: adjusted odds ratio = 0.82 (95% CI 0.57-1.20) or for any other lactose foods.
Britton
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Division of Environmental Health Science, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1057, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Westhoff
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Howe
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Gammon
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007785:Lactose / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013724:Teratoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
D007785:Lactose