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. 2025 Feb 17;25:274. doi: 10.1186/s12885-025-13634-x

Table 4.

Association between portfolio diet score and odds of breast cancer based on menopausal status

Variables OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value
Pre-menopause Post-menopause
Portfolio diet score

 Crude

 Adjusted

0.896

0.914

0.838–0.958

0.845–0.989

0.001

0.025

0.992

0.961

0.922–1.068

0.878–1.052

0.838

0.392

Plant protein (serving/day)

 Crude

 Adjusted

0.530

0.742

0.189–1.487

0.260–2.121

0.228

0.578

0.134

0.078

0.039–0.467

0.015–0.399

0.002

0.002

Nuts (serving/day)

 Crude

 Adjusted

1.084

1.486

0.440–2.672

0.506–4.370

0.861

0.471

2.842

1.694

0.909–8.881

0.495–5.803

0.072

0.401

Viscous fiber (serving/day)

 Crude

 Adjusted

0.618

0.737

0.405–0.942

0.452–1.201

0.025

0.221

1.062

0.976

0.767–1.470

0.665–1.433

0.717

0.902

Plant MUFAs (serving/day)

 Crude

 Adjusted

0.902

0.939

0.770–1.057

0.805–1.095

0.201

0.421

0.960

0.956

0.856–1.077

0.849–1.077

0.486

0.459

SFAs and cholesterol (serving/day)

 Crude

 Adjusted

1.090

1.112

0.992–1.198

0.996–1.242

0.073

0.058

0.982

0.966

0.893–1.081

0.864–1.080

0.711

0.541

Phytosterols (mg/day)

 Crude

 Adjusted

0.973

0.982

0.950–0.997

0.955–1.010

0.028

0.212

1.006

0.995

0.988–1.027

0.974–1.017

0.527

0.671

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; MUFAs, monounsaturated fatty acids; SFAs, saturated fatty acids

Significant values are shown in bold

These values are odds ratios (95% CIs)

Obtained from logistic regression

-Adjusted for variables with p-value < 0.25 in multivariate analysis according to Table 2

Adjusted model: adjusted for age (years), marriage age (years), age at first pregnancy (years), breastfeeding time (years), BMI (kg/m2), family history of breast cancer (no/yes), wearing a bra at day (less than 12 h/more than 12 h), wearing a bra at night (no/yes), vitamin D (no/yes), omega-3 (no/yes), and herbal medicine (no/yes)