Açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart) Consumption and Prevention of Chronic Diseases: Is There an Association? A Preliminary Study

Table 5

Relationship between comorbidities, previous history of cancer, presence of breast nodules, family history of breast cancer and other types of cancer, and açaí consumption among women residing in the Maracanã neighborhood, São Luís, MA.

Variables	Açaí consumption
	No f (%)	Yes f (%)
Family history of breast cancer			0.62
No	9 (100.00)	130 (92.20)
Yes	0 (0.00)	11 (7.80)
Other types of cancer in the family			0.43
No	6 (66.67)	110 (78.01)
Yes	3 (33.33)	31 (21.99)
Previous history of cancer			0.71
No	9 (100.00)	139 (98.58)
Yes	0 (0.00)	2 (1.42)
Nodule			0.38
No	9 (100.00)	130 (92.20)
Yes	0 (0.00)	11 (7.80)
Diabetes			0.91
Yes	1 (11.11)	19 (13.47)
No	8 (88.89)	120 (85.11)
Not stated	0 (0.00)	2 (1.42)
Heart disease			0.52
Yes	0 (0.00)	10 (7.09)
No	9 (100.00)	131 (92.91)
Hypertension			0.96
Yes	3 (33.33)	31 (21.98)
No	6 (66.67)	105 (74.47)
Not stated	0 (0.00)	5 (3.55)

Chi-square test. Fisher’s exact test.