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dc.contributor.authorPaulsen, Elise Marlen
dc.contributor.authorRylander, Karin Charlotta Maria
dc.contributor.authorBrustad, Magritt
dc.contributor.authorJensen, Torill Miriam Enget
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-01T07:36:49Z
dc.date.available2023-09-01T07:36:49Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-09
dc.description.abstractAccording to the World Cancer Research Fund International, vitamin D might decrease the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, less is known about the association with cancers in different subsites of the colon and in the rectum. The aim of this study was to examine associations between pre-diagnostic intake of vitamin D and risk of CRC by anatomical subsites. Data from 95 416 participants in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Cohort Study was included, and vitamin D intake was estimated from two repeated FFQ. Associations between vitamin D intake and incidence of CRC were assessed using multivariable Cox regression. During follow-up, there were 1774 incident cases of CRC. A small but borderline significant inverse association was found for a 5-µg increase in vitamin D intake and risk of CRC (hazard ratio (HR) = 0·97; 95 % CI 0·93, 1·01) and colon cancer (HR = 0·96; 95 % CI 0·91, 1·01). High (≥ 20 µg) compared with low (< 10 µg) vitamin D intake was associated with 17 % borderline significant reduced risk of CRC (HR = 0·83; 95 % CI 0·68, 1·02). Medium (10–19 µg) v. low intake (< 10 µg) was associated with 27 % reduced risk of proximal colon cancer (HR = 0·73; 95 % CI 0·57, 0·94). No significant associations were observed between vitamin D intake and risk of distal colon or rectal cancer. Our study indicates that vitamin D may be differently associated with subsites of the colon. The association between vitamin D intake and proximal colon cancer is novel.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPaulsen, Rylander, Brustad, Jensen. Pre-diagnostic intake of vitamin D and incidence of colorectal cancer by anatomical subsites: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Cohort Study (NOWAC). British Journal of Nutrition. 2023en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2107336
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0007114523000077
dc.identifier.issn0007-1145
dc.identifier.issn1475-2662
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/30606
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherCambrigde University Pressen_US
dc.relation.journalBritish Journal of Nutrition
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titlePre-diagnostic intake of vitamin D and incidence of colorectal cancer by anatomical subsites: the Norwegian Women and Cancer Cohort Study (NOWAC)en_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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