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Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010 Aug 12;130(3):879–889. doi: 10.1007/s10549-010-1096-4

Table 3.

Association of soy isoflavone intake and MPS among breast cancer patients at 6 and 36 months postdiagnosis stratified by menopausal status, the SBCSS

Quartiles of isoflavone intake (mg/day) No. Multivariate OR (95% CI)a
Any MPS Hot flashes Night sweats Vaginal dryness
Intake at 6 months postdiagnosis
 All women 4,842 2,710 (56.0%) 2,137 (44.1%) 1,718 (35.5%) 429 (8.9%)
  ≤20.0 1,213 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  20.01–36.46 1,207 1.02 (0.86–1.21) 1.06 (0.90–1.25) 0.96 (0.81–1.14) 1.28 (0.95–1.71)
  36.47–62.63 1,212 1.06 (0.89–1.25) 1.05 (0.89–1.26) 1.06 (0.89–1.25) 1.13 (0.84–1.51)
  > 62.63 1,210 1.08 (0.91–1.28) 1.05 (0.88–1.25) 1.05 (0.88–1.24) 1.16 (0.87–1.56)
P trend 0.33 0.58 0.77 0.52
 Premenopausal 2,457 1,627 1,351 1,068 243
  ≤20.0 584 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  20.01–36.46 608 1.03 (0.81–1.32) 1.14 (0.93–1.50) 1.01 (0.80–1.27) 1.45 (0.96–2.12)
  36.47–62.63 636 1.04 (0.81–1.33) 1.06 (0.86–1.37) 1.12 (0.88–1.41) 0.93 (0.62–1.39)
  > 62.63 629 1.05 (0.82–1.35) 1.20 (0.98–1.59) 1.02 (0.80–1.29) 1.13 (0.76–1.67)
P trend 0.70 0.23 0.69 0.83
 Postmenopausal 2,385 1,083 786 650 186
  ≤20.0 629 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  20.01–36.46 599 0.98 (0.77–1.24) 0.93 (0.72–1.20) 0.86 (0.66–1.12) 1.05 (0.67–1.66)
  36.47–62.63 576 1.03 (0.81–1.31) 1.03 (0.80–1.32) 0.94 (0.72–1.22) 1.42 (0.92–2.19)
  > 62.63 581 1.05 (0.82–1.34) 0.85 (0.65–1.10) 1.04 (0.80–1.35) 1.19 (0.76–1.86)
P trend 0.62 0.36 0.64 0.25
P for interaction 0.85 0.26 0.45 0.08
Weighted intake over the first 36 months postdiagnosis
 All women 3,472 2,187 (63.0%) 1,904 (54.8%) 966 (27.8%) 471 (13.6%)
  ≤27.28 868 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  27.28–42.22 825 1.14 (0.93–1.41) 1.11 (0.93–1.40) 1.09 (0.87–1.35) 1.05 (0.79–1.39)
  42.23–62.86 912 1.06 (0.87–1.31) 1.06 (0.92–1.37) 1.03 (0.82–1.28) 1.02 (0.77–1.35)
  > 62.86 867 1.14 (0.93–1.41) 1.18 (1.00–1.50) 1.10 (0.88–1.37) 0.89 (0.67–1.19)
P trend 0.32 0.18 0.52 0.43
 Premenopausal 742 446 407 185 65
  ≤27.28 195 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  27.28–42.22 176 1.17 (0.75–1.83) 1.40 (0.90–2.17) 1.54 (0.94–2.53) 0.87 (0.42–1.81)
  42.23–62.86 193 0.92 (0.60–1.43) 1.16 (0.75–1.78) 1.15 (0.69–1.90) 0.82 (0.39–1.70)
  > 62.86 178 1.48 (0.94–2.34) 1.59 (1.02–2.48) 1.60 (0.97–2.62) 0.87 (0.42–1.79)
P trend 0.21 0.09 0.16 0.67
 Postmenopausal 2,730 1,741 1,497 781 406
  ≤27.28 673 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
  27.28–42.22 649 1.45 (0.90–1.47) 1.05 (0.82–1.34) 1.00 (0.78–1.27) 1.10 (0.81–1.50)
  42.23–62.86 719 1.15 (0.91–1.47) 1.09 (0.85–1.38) 1.01 (0.79–1.28) 1.07 (0.79–1.46)
  > 62.86 689 1.06 (0.83–1.36) 1.08 (0.84–1.38) 0.99 (0.78–1.27) 0.90 (0.65–1.24)
P trend 0.64 0.50 0.99 0.50
P for interaction 0.07 0.19 0.52 0.80
a

Adjusted for age at diagnosis, education level (categories), parity (0, 1, 2, and ≥3), vitamin supplement use (yes/no), total meat intake (continuous), Charlson co-morbidity index (0/≥1), BMI (continuous), regular physical activity (yes/no), menopausal status, perceived quality of life (poor, average, and good), TNM stage, chemotherapy, tamoxifen use, and immunotherapy