THE CORRELATION BETWEEN DIETARY PATTERNS OF FOOD ANIMAL ORIGIN AND RISK OF BREAST CANCER IN BANDA ACEH

Abstract

The research was aimed to investigate the correlationbetween food animal origin dietary patterns and breast cancer in Banda Aceh. This case-control study compared the dietary pattern of food animal origin between 45 breast cancer patients and 45 age-matched controls. Six dietary patterns were difined by food frequency questioner(FFQ): food animal origin, preserved of food animal origin, processing of food, fats andoils, vegetables and fruits patterns. Preserved of food animal origin were significantly associated with the incidence of breast cancer with an odds ratio (OR) 5.86 [95% confidence interval (CI) =1.49-21.65] respectively; p=0.013; while food animal origin, processing of food, fats and oils, vegetables and fruits dietary patterns were not associated with the incidence of breast cancer. The conclusion of the research that salt fish and keumamah play an important role of the associatio