Healthy dietary patterns decrease the risk of colorectal cancer in the Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia: a case-control study

Table 4 Potential dietary habits as predictors for CRC

Independent variable	β	OR	95% CI	P	P-trend
Dairy products (servings/day)
< 1	0	1			<0.001
1–2	−1.60	0.2	0.05–0.79	0.022
3–5	−2.91	0.06	0.01–0.28	<0.001
> 5	ND	ND	ND	ND
Legumes (servings/week)
< 1	0	1			0.004
1–2	−0.75	0.48	0.17–1.31	0.149
3–5	−1.28	0.28	0.09–0.85	0.025
> 5	−0.33	0.72	0.16–3.32	0.673
Leafy vegetables (servings/week)
< 1	0	1			NS
1–2	−1.26	0.28	0.08–0.96	0.043
3–5	−1.7	0.18	0.05–0.67	0.01
> 5	−0.66	0.52	0.13–1.99	0.338
Olive oil (servings/week)
< 1	0	1			NS
1–2	−1.44	0.24	0.11–0.52	<0.001
3–5	−1.41	0.24	0.1–0.61	0.003
> 5	−0.57	0.57	0.23–1.37	0.205
Black tea (cups/day)
< 1	0	1			<0.001
1–2	−1.06	0.35	0.11–1.08	0.067
3–5	−1.77	0.17	0.05–0.56	0.003
> 5	−1.56	0.21	0.08–0.53	0.001
Coffee (cups/day)
< 1	0	1			0.002
1–2	−2.49	0.08	0.03–0.25	<0.001
3–5	−1.37	0.25	0.72–0.90	0.033
> 5	−2.23	0.11	0.04–0.31	<0.001

The reference is the control group
Abbreviations: β beta coefficient, CI confidence interval, ND not determined, NS not significant, OR odds ratio

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