Prognostic value of alcohol consumption and some other dietary habits for survival in a cohort of Chinese men with lung cancer

Table 4 Associations of alcohol consumption and dietary habits with lung cancer histology in 1052 patients

Component	No. of cases (%)		Adjusted OR^c	95% CI
Component	NSCLC	SCLC	Adjusted OR^c	95% CI
Alcohol ^a
Never	349 (33.2)	42 (4.0)	1.00
Ever	602 (57.2)	59 (5.5)	1.48	0.97–2.24
Preserved/fried food ^b
Occasional (<1 serving/day)	700 (66.5)	68 (6.5)	1.00
Frequent (≥1 serving/day)	251 (23.9)	33 (3.1)	0.50	0.33–0.76
Fruits/vegetables ^b
Occasional (<1 serving/day)	630 (59.9)	37 (3.5)	1.00
Frequent (≥1 serving/day)	321 (30.5)	64 (6.1)	0.62	0.41–0.95
Meat ^b
Occasional (<1 serving/day)	848 (80.6)	93 (8.8)	1.00
Frequent (≥1 serving/day)	103 (9.8)	8 (0.8)	0.93	0.46–1.88

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer, SCLC small cell lung cancer
^a Ever consumer: consumed alcoholic beverages in the year before cancer diagnosis
^b Occasional consumer: <1 serving/day; frequent consumer: ≥1 serving/day
^c Adjusted for age at diagnosis and smoking status, using SCLC as the reference

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