Dietary factors and breast cancer: A case control study from rural India

Authors

  • VR Mohite Professor and Head, Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Krishna Institute of Nursing Sciences Karad, Maharashtra State,
  • AK Pratinidhi Director of Research, Department of Research, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University Karad, Maharashtra State
  • RV Mohite Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Karad, Maharashtra State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.10285

Keywords:

Breast cancer, case-control, dietary factors

Abstract

Background: Diet, a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer is estimated approximately one-third of cases could be prevented by dietary modification.

Objectives: To identify possible dietary risk factors of breast cancer among newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer and to determine the strength of association of the risk factors and cancer of breast.

Methods: A hospital based case- control study was conducted in Satara district, India during year 2009 to 2011 among newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer and matched controls. The total number of 217 breast cancer cases and equal number of controls age, religion and residence matched were enrolled by purposive sampling technique from selected hospitals of the study area. The data was collected individually by employing pre-tested questionnaire utilizing interview method. Descriptive statistics, Odd’s ratio and chi-square test was used to find out the strength of association and statistically significant differences.

Results: Maximum, 31.80% breast cancer cases were in age group 40-49 yrs with lowest age at diagnosis of disease was 25 years. Max, 63.59%, 71.42% and 56.68% breast cancer cases were housewives, literate and from upper economic class respectively. The risk of developing breast cancer as indicated by odd’s ratio was 2.38 times higher in overweight women, 2.1 times in women consuming non-vegetarian diet, 3.9 times with women consuming extra fat in diet and 13.5 times in women with having excess salt in their diet.

Conclusion: The dietary risk factors such as non-vegetarian diet, excess fat and salt in diet and overweight was strongly associated with breast cancer.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.10285

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(1) 2015 55-60

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2014-07-25

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Mohite, V., Pratinidhi, A., & Mohite, R. (2014). Dietary factors and breast cancer: A case control study from rural India. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(1), 55–60. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.10285

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2015)

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