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Folic Acid Supplement Intake and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women; A Case Control Study.

Annals of global health2020The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint · 1 null

What it reported

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Every finding here is a null result.

What did not

1 finding

  • folic acid — no detected effect on colorectal cancer incidence

    Evidence strength: limited.FindingNull resultreplicated ×1
    “There was no significant association between folic acid supplementation and colorectal cancer risk (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.59–1.53) for those with history of folic acid intake compared to no history of intake.”
    Quoted verbatim from Folic Acid Supplement Intake and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women; A Case Control Study..
    Study
    case-control
    Dose
    folic acid supplement 0.4 mg/day (2.8 mg/week), prescribed to women of child-bearing age; recorded history of intake
    Population
    Women aged 40-80 living in rural East Azerbaijan, Iran; 135 colorectal cancer cases matched to 270 controls; any history of folic acid supplement intake vs none

    Effect 0.95 odds ratio, 95% CI 0.59 to 1.53

    Folic Acid Supplement Intake and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women; A Case Control Study.2020PMID:3214043210.5334/aogh.2664Permalink