title: Food groups and endometrial cancer risk: a case-control study from Italy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although several studies have been conducted on the relation between dietary habits and endometrial cancer risk, the evidence for specific food groups is still controversial.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed data from an Italian case-control study including 454 women with histologically confirmed endometrial cancer and 908 controls admitted to the same hospitals for acute, nonneoplastic conditions. Multivariate odds ratios (ORs) were obtained after allowance for major potential confounding factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant increase in risk was observed for red meat, with an OR of 2.07 for an increment of 1 serving per day. Inverse associations were observed for coffee (OR, 0.83), cereals (OR, 0.92), and vegetables (OR, 0.83).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results support the existence of a relation between dietary habits and endometrial cancer risk and in particular suggest that a diet rich in red meat and poor in vegetables may have an unfavorable effect.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bravi
authors.forename: Lorenza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scotti
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bosetti
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zucchetto
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Talamini
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montella
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greggi
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pelucchi
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Negri
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Vecchia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003069:Coffee; D002523:Edible Grain; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D014675:Vegetables; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003069:Coffee