In the first place, we aim to explore the association between foods, nutrients, and adherence to existing dietary patterns within BLEND. We will also assess new explanatory dietary patterns. Based on our results, we intend to suggest updates of existing dietary recommendations. Furthermore, many other variables within the participating studies in BLEND can also be used for other analyses, for example on smoking behaviour. Ongoing projects are summarised here.
Diet & Bladder CancerBLEND is perfectly set up to investigate the effects of individual food items as well as dietary patterns in relation to bladder cancer risk. Foods can be analysed both by portion size and in grams
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Smoking & Bladder CancerMany studies within the BLEND consortium provide data on smoking behaviour, providing opportunities for global comparisons and in-depth analyses
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Advanced statistical methodsThe large number of cases and non-cases within BLEND allows for advanced statistical methods such as data mining to indicate dietary patterns rassociated with bladder cancer
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