Dietary and lifestyle characteristics of colorectal cancer in Jordan: A case-control study

Mostafa A. Arafa; Mostafa I. Waly; Sahar Jriesat; Ahmed Al Khafajei; Sunny Sallam

Dietary and lifestyle characteristics of colorectal cancer in Jordan: A case-control study

Mostafa A. Arafa^*, Mostafa I. Waly, Sahar Jriesat, Ahmed Al Khafajei, Sunny Sallam

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Food Science and Nutrition

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Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated dietary pattern and lifestyle characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) in Jordan. Design: The case-control study included 220 recently diagnosed CRC cases and 220 age and gender matched healthy subjects as a control group. Results: The participating CRC cases had lower dietary intake of fibre, folate, vitamin B12, β-carotene, vitamin C and selenium as compared to controls (P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1931-1936
Number of pages	6
Journal	Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume	12
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Case-control
Colorectal cancer
Diet
Jordan
Lifestyle

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Oncology
Cancer Research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology

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