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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 Jun;14(6):1496–1501. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-04-0880

Table 3.

Association of adult exercise/sport activity levels, occupational activity levels, BMI, energy intake and breast cancer risk between premenopausal and postmenopausal women (Shanghai Breast Cancer Study, 1996–1999)

BMI (kg/m2)
Energy intake (kcal/d)
Q1 (<21) Q2-Q3 (21 < BMI < 25) Q4 (>25) Q1 (<1,540) Q2-Q3 (1,540 < EI < 2,107) Q4 (>2,107)
All women
 Adult exercise/sports (MET-h/d/y)
  >2.92 1.0 1.07 (0.57–2.00) 0.75 (0.38–1.47) 1.0 0.83 (0.44–1.56) 0.85 (0.43–1.69)
  0 < h ≤ 2.92 1.02 (0.51–2.05) 1.22 (0.66–2.26) 1.42 (0.74–2.74) 1.06 (0.53–2.14) 1.24 (0.67–2.31) 1.05 (0.54–2.08)
  0 1.29 (0.74–2.23) 1.68 (0.98–2.88) 2.16 (1.25–3.74) 1.52 (0.87–2.66) 1.49 (0.86–2.59) 1.87 (1.06–3.28)
  Pinteraction 0.02 0.31
 Occupational activity (h/d/y)
  >4 1.0 1.13 (0.82–1.56) 1.37 (0.97–1.94) 1.0 1.01 (0.75–1.38) 1.13 (0.80–1.59)
  0 < h ≤4 1.01 (0.72–1.41) 1.41 (1.04–1.92) 1.59 (1.13–2.23) 1.16 (0.84–1.62) 1.15 (0.86–1.54) 1.35 (0.97–1.88)
  0 1.34 (0.86–2.09) 1.73 (1.19–2.54) 2.47 (1.57–3.88) 1.63 (1.06–2.50) 1.46 (1.01–2.11) 1.82 (1.15–2.88)
  Pinteraction 0.35 0.95
Premenopausal
 Adult exercise/sports (MET-h/d/y)
  >2.92 1.0 0.82 (0.33–2.03) 0.74 (0.24–2.30) 1.0 0.60 (0.19–1.88) 0.58 (0.18–1.89)
  0 < h ≤ 2.92 0.65 (0.26–1.62) 0.85 (0.36–2.00) 0.54 (0.20–1.48) 0.56 (0.18–1.78) 0.57 (0.19–1.68) 0.49 (0.15–1.54)
  0 0.81 (0.38–1.71) 1.01 (0.48–2.12) 1.11 (0.52–2.38) 0.77 (0.28–2.10) 0.67 (0.25–1.81) 0.87 (0.32–2.39)
  Pinteraction 0.17 0.37
 Occupational activity (h/d/y)
  >4 1.0 1.14 (0.79–1.65) 1.09 (0.71–1.68) 1.0 0.98 (0.67–1.44) 1.20 (0.77–1.87)
  0 < h ≤ 4 0.94 (0.65–1.38) 1.29 (0.91–1.83) 1.31 (0.87–1.98) 1.24 (0.82–1.86) 1.01 (0.70–1.46) 1.30 (0.85–1.97)
  0 1.55 (0.93–2.58) 1.78 (1.13–2.80) 2.25 (1.20–4.20) 1.92 (1.12–3.29) 1.57 (0.99–2.51) 1.71 (0.92–3.19)
  Pinteraction 0.44 0.37
Postmenopausal
 Adult exercise/sports (MET-h/d/y)
  >2.92 1.0 1.65 (0.65–4.19) 1.19 (0.45–3.12) 1.0 0.96 (0.43–2.13) 0.90 (0.37–2.19)
  0 < h ≤ 2.92 1.68 (0.53–5.34) 1.80 (0.69–4.68) 3.30 (1.27–8.57) 1.32 (0.51–3.43) 1.85 (0.83–4.13) 1.55 (0.64–3.77)
  0 2.07 (0.85–5.07) 3.00 (1.28–7.05) 4.74 (2.00–11.19) 1.82 (0.87–3.79) 2.51 (1.24–5.08) 2.71 (1.31–5.63)
  Pinteraction 0.12 0.34
 Occupational activity (h/d/y)
  >4 1.0 1.14 (0.57–2.28) 1.94 (0.97–3.88) 1.0 1.11 (0.66–1.85) 1.01 (0.57–1.78)
  0 < h ≤ 4 1.26 (0.60–2.63) 1.81 (0.92–3.57) 2.17 (1.09–4.32) 1.01 (0.56–1.81) 1.51 (0.92–2.49) 1.45 (0.84–2.51)
  0 0.97 (0.38–2.51) 1.83 (0.85–3.94) 3.13 (1.43–6.86) 1.25 (0.60–2.59) 1.36 (0.74–2.50) 2.06 (1.04–4.08)
  Pinteraction 0.64 0.34

NOTE: Data were adjusted for age at interview, education, income, history of fibroadenoma, history of breast cancer among first-degree relatives, ever had live birth, height, and menopausal status. Occupational activity was measured as the average time spent in standing or walking and classified into one of three activity categories (i.e., heavy, medium, or nonphysical work).