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. 2005 Jun 7;93(1):15–22. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602659

Table 5. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for breast cancer according to isoflavone intake by menopausal status.

  Premenopausal women
  Postmenopausal women
 
  OR for tertiles of isoflavone intake (mg/1000 kcal)
  OR for tertiles of isoflavone intake (mg/1000 kcal)
 
  1 2 3 P-value test 1 2 3 P-value test
Tertile median 7.61 11.87 18.47   8.69 13.59 22.26  
Cases/controls 36/138 24/139 19/137   33/145 29/144 26/151  
ORa 1.00 0.62 0.44 0.02 1.00 0.76 0.58 0.09
(95% CI)   (0.32–1.20) (0.22–0.89)     (0.41–1.40) (0.30–1.10)  
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Adjusted for age, motives for consultation, smoking, drinking, exercise, energy, family history, age at menarche, parity, age at first full-term pregnancy, BMI and age at menopause for postmenopausal women.