| Auteur | Naam van "cohort" | Onderzoeksgroep | Aantal jaren gevolgd | Aantal personen met kanker | Eind punt | Consumptie van | Relative Risk (RR) | Gecorrigeerd voor |
| 20) Takachi R. (2007) | The Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC). | 77,891 subjects (35,909 men 41,982 and women) aged 45-74.
(Japan) | 5.8
(1995-1998 to 2002) | 3,230? (636 gastric, 598 colorectal, 397 lung, 233 breast, 193 liver, 1,173 other) | Risk of cancer | Apples, or Pears | Not significantly associated with risk of total cancer (no data shown). | age, public health center area, BMI, physical activity, smoking, alcohol, energy, screening examination, medication, and daily vitamin supplement use. |
| 19) Cutler GJ. (2008) | The Iowa Women's Health Study. | 34,708 postmenopausal women aged 55-69.
(USA) | 1986-2004 | 7,534? | All cancer risk | Apples and pears | Stratified by smoking history, intake of apples (> 3 vs < 1 times/wk) was not associated with risk of all cancers (No data shown). | Age, energy, education, race, BMI, multivitamin use, activity level, and pack years. |
| 7) Knekt P. (2002) | The Finnish Mobile Clinic Health Examination Survey Cohort. | 10,054 men and women. | 30
(1967-1996) | 1,093? | All cancer risk | Apples | An inverse association (No data shown, but probably for the highest vs lowest quartile of consumption). | Sex, age, geographic area, occupation, smoking, BMI, and intake of vegetables and fruit other than apples. |
| 7) Knekt P. (1997) | The Finnish Mobile Clinic Health Examination Survey Cohort. | 9,959 men and women aged 15-99.
(Finland) | 24
(1967-1991) | 997? | All cancer risk | Apples | RR = 0.87 (0.72-1.04; No P-value) for the highest vs lowest quartile of consumption (not defined). | Sex, age, geographic area, occupation, smoking, BMI, and intakes of energy, vitamin C, vitamin E, beta carotene, fiber, saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and cholesterol. |
