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Calcium and magnesium in drinking-water and risk of death from lung cancer in women Volume 25, numéro 3, September 2012

Auteurs
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Internal Medicine, Ping-Tung Hospital, Department of Health, Ping-Tung, Taiwan, Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Health Care Administration, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Department of Pediatrics, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang-Gung University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, National Health Research Institute, Miaoli, Taiwan

The possible association between the risk of lung cancer in women and the levels of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) in drinking-water from municipal supplies was investigated in a matched, case-control study in Taiwan. All eligible female lung cancer deaths (3,532 cases) of Taiwan residents, from 2000 through to 2008, were compared with deaths from other causes (3,532 controls), and the levels of Ca and Mg in drinking-water of these residents were determined. Data on Ca and Mg levels in drinking-water throughout Taiwan were obtained from the Taiwan Water Supply Corporation (TWSC). The control group consisted of people who died from other causes, and the controls were pair-matched to the cases by sex, year of birth, and year of death. The adjusted odd ratios were not statistically significant for the relationship between Ca levels in drinking-water and lung cancer in women. The adjusted odd ratios for female lung cancer deaths for those with higher Mg levels in their drinking-water, as compared to the lowest tertile, were 0.82 (95% CI = 0.72-0.93) and 0.80 (95% CI = 0.69-0.93), respectively. The results of the present study show that there is a significant trend toward a decreased risk of lung cancer in women with increasing Mg levels in drinking-water.