Influence of Diet and Tobacco Smoking on Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in Poland in 1960–2008

Table 1

Correlations between dietary factors and pancreatic cancer morbidity rates, 1960–1989, 1990–2008, 1960–2008, by sex.

Factor	1960–1989		1990–2008		1960–2008
	Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
	𝑟; (𝑃 value)	𝑟; (𝑃 value)	𝑟 (𝑃 value)	𝑟; (𝑃 value)	𝑟; (𝑃 value)	𝑟; (𝑃 value)
Energy	0.60; (<0.001)	0.57 (<0.01)	−0.29; (0.263)	−0.47 (0.055)	−0.50 (<0.001)	−0.57 (<0.001)
Total edible fat	0.94; (<0.001)	0.91 (0.001)	−0.87 (<0.001)	−0.63 (0.007)	0.75 (<0.001)	0.79 (<0.001)
Animal fats	0.90; (<0.001)	0.82 (<0.001)	0.60 (0.011)	0.30 (0.267)	−0.08 (0.616)	−0.24 (0.115)
Cholesterol	0.87; (<0.001)	0.80 (<0.001)	−0.52 (0.033)	−0.62 (0.008)	0.32 (0.035)	0.24 (0.107)
Sugar	0.88; (<0.001)	0.87 (<0.001)	0.24 (0.347)	−0.01 (0.981)	0.49 (<0.001)	0.40 (0.007)
Red meat	0.34; (0.342)	0.19 (0.193)	0.67 (0.003)	0.48 (0.050)	0.14 (0.445)	−0.03 (868)
Poultry	0.40 (0.180)	0.34 (0.248)	−0.88 (<0.001)	−0.57 (0.016)	0.15 (0.437)	0.39 (0.033)
Fruit	0.50 (0.007)	0.36 (0.059)	−0.62 (0.008)	−0.50 (0.039)	0.59 (<0.001)	0.64 (<0.001)
Cereals	−0.93 (<0.001)	−0.91 (<0.001)	0.52 (0.033)	0.56 (0.021)	−0.82 (<0.001)	−0.81 (<0.001)
Dietary fibre	−0.84 (<0.001)	−0.89 (<0.001)	0.44 (0.079)	0.38 (0.136)	−0.84 (<0.001)	−0.87 (<0.001)
Folate	−0.45 (0.017)	−0.49 (0.009)	0.71 (0001)	0.36 (0.151)	−0.58 (<0.001)	−0.68 (<0.001)
Alcohol	0.86 (<0.001)	0.82 (<0.001)	−0.87 (<0.001)	−0.57 (0.017)	0.48 (<0.001)	0.51 (<0.001)
Tobacco	0.87 (<0.001)	0.82 (<0.001)	0.72 (0.001)	0.41 (0.100)	0.55 (<0.001)	0.44 (0.003)