Abstract
Background: Objective of the study was to determine the differences in distribution of the most important nutritional risk factors for cancer among healthy population of Nis, men and women, in order to carry out adequate measures of prevention. Methods: 388 people were involved in the study, randomly selected and they completed the authorized questionnaire concerning their eating habits, marital status and smoking habits. Body mass index was determinated also. Participants? nutritive profile concerning risk factors was determined by giving points to each factor such as number of daily portions of fruits, vegetables, and cereal, daily intakes of red meat, table salt, and alcohol and obesity. ?2-test was applied to determine if there is statistically significant difference among risk factors concerning sex and marital status. Student t-test was applied to determine if there is statistically significant difference among medium values of points of risk concerning sex and marital status. Results: According to the results, the population of Nis is at medium risk for cancer. The number of points between 18 and 27 was considered medium risk. Women are at lower risk to develop cancer than men (t=6.66, p>0.01), regarding nutritional risk factors, the some for singles (t=2.38, p>0.01). Vegetables (?2=3.29, p<0.01) and salt (?2=2.15, p<0.01) intake was not statistically different among men and women, while cereal (?2=10.96, p<0.01), alcohol (?2=13.48, p<0.01), and table salt (?2=29.01, p<0.01), intake was higher among singles. Singles were of heavier weight than married ones (?2 = 19.66, p<0.01). Conclusion: Prevention of cancer should be based on higher intake of fruit and lower intake of red meat, as well as, giving up smoking and alcohol and regulating weight. .
Highlights
Cancer is a major cause of mortality throughout the world and, in the developed world, is generally exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases
As developing countries become urbanized, patterns of cancer, including those most strongly associated with diet, tend to shift towards those of economically developed countries [1]
Evidence that diet is a determinant of cancer risk comes from several sources, including: correlation between national and regional food consumption data and the incidence of cancer in the population; studies on the changing rates of cancer as they migrate from a region or country of one dietary culture to another; case-control studies of dietary habits of individuals with and without cancer; prospective studies; intervention studies [2,3,4,5]
Summary
Cancer is a major cause of mortality throughout the world and, in the developed world, is generally exceeded only by cardiovascular diseases. Objective of the study was to determine the differences in distribution of the most important nutritional risk factors for cancer among healthy population of Niš, men and women, in order to carry out adequate measures of prevention. C2-test was applied to determine if there is statistically significant difference among risk factors concerning sex and marital status. Student t-test was applied to determine if there is statistically significant difference among medium values of points of risk concerning sex and marital status. Vegetables (C2 = 3.29, p
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