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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Mar 10;20(5):978–989. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-10-1089

Table 5.

Energy-Adjusted Dietary Intakes and Risk of Endometrial Cancer Stratified by Menopausal Status, NHS Cohort (1980–2006)

Premenopausal*
Postmenopausal
Pheterogeneity
# of Cases Median RR 95% CI # of Cases Median RR 95% CI
Total Energy
Q1 19 1069 1.00 84 1158 1.00 0.93
Q2 7 1372 0.40 0.17, 0.95 126 1447 1.51 1.14, 1.99
Q3 18 1602 0.98 0.51, 1.87 114 1660 1.37 1.04, 1.82
Q4 21 1854 1.09 0.58, 2.04 124 1896 1.51 1.14, 1.99
Q5 28 2267 1.42 0.77, 2.57 97 2276 1.19 0.89, 1.60
Ptrend 0.09 0.12
Animal Fat
Q1 20 30.8 1.00 107 26.9 1.00 0.0008
Q2 24 38.0 1.04 0.57, 1.89 115 32.7 1.09 0.84, 1.42
Q3 24 43.5 0.92 0.50, 1.67 122 36.9 1.14 0.87, 1.48
Q4 14 48.0 0.51 0.26, 1.02 104 41.0 0.98 0.75, 1.29
Q5 11 60.4 0.36 0.17, 0.76 97 49.4 0.95 0.71, 1.25
Ptrend 0.0009 0.80
Carbohydrates
Q1 10 125 1.00 81 148 1.00 0.94
Q2 15 156 1.49 0.67, 3.32 112 172 1.20 0.91, 1.59
Q3 26 171 2.72 1.30, 5.68 125 186 1.35 1.03, 1.78
Q4 19 184 2.07 0.96, 4.48 103 198 1.10 0.83, 1.47
Q5 23 207 2.87 1.35, 6.08 117 218 1.23 0.92, 1.63
Ptrend 0.004 0.27
Cereal fiber
Q1 17 1.35 1.00 76 2.12 1.00 0.05
Q2 25 2.35 1.54 0.82, 2.87 104 3.11 1.26 0.94, 1.70
Q3 21 2.95 1.27 0.66, 2.43 121 3.83 1.41 1.06, 1.89
Q4 17 3.70 1.17 0.59, 2.32 109 4.67 1.24 0.92, 1.66
Q5 13 5.20 1.09 0.52, 2.29 135 6.30 1.48 1.11, 1.97
Ptrend 0.88 0.02
*

Adjust for total energy (continuous), smoking [never(reference), past, current], oral contraceptive use [never (reference), < 3 years, 3, 5 years, > 5 years], parity [nulliparous (reference), 1, 2 & age at last birth<30, 1, 2 & age at last birth>=30, 3, 4 & age at last birth<30, 3, 4 & age at last birth>=30, 5+], age at menarche [< 12, 12 (reference), > 12], hypertension (yes, no), diabetes (yes, no), BMI (continuous).

Adjust for total energy (continuous), smoking [never(reference), past, current], oral contraceptive use [never (reference), < 3 years, 3, 5 years, > 5 years], postmenopausal hormone use [postmenopausal never(reference), past, current E only, current E+P], age at menopause [pre/unknown menopause, <45 yr, 45, 46 yr, 47, 48 yr (reference), 49, 50 yr, 51, 52 yr, 53+ yr], parity [nulliparous (reference), 1, 2 & age at last birth<30, 1, 2 & age at last birth>=30, 3, 4 & age at last birth<30, 3, 4 & age at last birth>=30, 5+], age at menarche [< 12, 12 (reference), > 12], hypertension (yes, no), diabetes (yes, no), BMI (continuous).