Risk factors for the development of colorectal carcinoma: A case control study from South India

Table 3 Colorectal carcinoma risk associated with individual dietary item

Food item			Adjusted OR (CI)	P value
Egg	Tertile 1	Never or hardly ever	1
	Tertile 2	Once a month	1.6 (0.85-3.33)	0.133
	Tertile 3	> 2-3 times a week	5.1 (2.26-11.36)	0.001
Chicken	Tertile 1	Never or hardly ever	1
	Tertile 2	Once a month	0.6 (0.25-1.51)	0.297
	Tertile 3	Once a week	1.6 (0.64-4.19)	0.297
Mutton	Tertile 1	Never or hardly ever	1
	Tertile 2	Once a month	1.8 (0.93-3.45)	0.070
	Tertile 3	More than 2-3 times a month	7.4 (2.93-3.45)	0.001
Fish	Tertile 1	Never or hardly ever	1
	Tertile 2	Once a month	0.8 (0.44-1.60)	0.588
	Tertile 3	More than 2-3 times a month	3.2 (1.13-9.53)	0.028
Beef	Tertile 1	-	-	-
	Tertile 2	Never or hardly ever	1
	Tertile 3	More than once a month	2.3 (0.13-4.99)	0.237
Fruits	Tertile 1	Never or hardly ever	1
	Tertile 2	Once a month	1.8 (0.89-3.64)	0.099
	Tertile 3	More than 2-3 times a month	0.8 (0.39-1.68)	0.540
Vegetables	Tertile 1	2-3 times a week	1
	Tertile 2	Once a day	0.4 (0.19-1.00)	0.050
	Tertile 3	-	-	-
Fried foods	Tertile 1	Never or hardly ever	1
	Tertile 2	Once a month	0.61 (0.21-1.74)	0.350
	Tertile 3	2-3 times a month	2.52 (1.35-4.70)	0.004