Dietary Patterns are not associated with Colorectal Cancer Etiology: a case study of MERU County, Kenya
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth leading cause of death and third most commonly diagnosed cancer around the globe. Although diet plays an essential role in the development of colorectal cancer, there is little information on the role of diet in the rising CRC cases observed in Meru. The study sortto determine whether there was a connection between dietary patterns and colorectal cancer etiology in Meru County, Kenya.We used a retrospective case control study design involving 25 CRC patients and 50 CRC undiagnosed participants as controls. EachCRC patient was identified and matched with two persons from the general population according to similarity by sex, date of birth, and place of residence. A food frequency questionnaire was used to collect data which was then averaged to daily consumptions. The data was analyzed using t-test, Chi-square and Odds Ratio. The study revealed that dietary patterns of Meru County residents includemoderate intake of Fruits (2.5 servings), vegetables (4.0 servings) , and starch staples (9.2 servings), low intake of pulses (1.5 servings , white meat (1.2), milk and its products(1.3) , and nuts and seeds (0.3) , and high intake of red meat (5.1 servings for daily pattern intakes with no significant statistical difference between dietary patterns of CRC and CRC undiagnosed (NC) persons (p- values > 0.05). No statistical association was established between dietary patterns of red meat and risk of developing CRC (p- values > 0.05) on chi-square test and Odds ratio (within the 95% CI) for Meru County residents. Our study indicates that there is no conclusive evidence associating dietary patterns and colorectal cancer etiology and incidences in residents of Meru County.
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Grace Safari, Makobu Kimani, Job O. Mapesa
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