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Table 2 Lung cancer of whole grain food consumption categories

From: Association of whole grain food consumption with lung cancer risk: a prospective cohort study

Outcome

Quarters of whole grain food consumption, g/day

Full Sample

P-value

Q1 (< 1.0)

Q2 (6.3 < 13.3)

Q3 (13.3-<23.2)

Q4 (≥ 23.2)

Lung cancer in follow-up, n

534/25,435

429/25,432

381/25,434

362/25,431

1706/101,732

< 0.001

 Non-small cell lung cancer, n (%)

463(86.7)

372(86.7)

326(85.6)

312(86.2)

1473(86.3)

0.958

 Small cell lung cancer, n (%)

71(13.3)

57(13.3)

55(14.4)

50(13.8)

233(13.7)

 

Lung cancer stage

     

0.344

 Stage I and II, n (%)

204(38.2)

158(36.8)

118(31.0)

118(32.6)

598(35.1)

 

 Stage III and IV, n (%)

258(48.3)

214(49.9)

207(54.3)

193(53.3)

872(51.1)

 

 Small cell lung cancer, n (%)

72(13.5)

57(13.3)

56(14.7)

51(14.1)

236(13.8)

 
  1. Categorical variables as numbers and percentages