Table 1.
Studies of childhood diet and breast density.
| Author, year | Study population, n |
Design | Diet/mammogram Age | Foods/nutrients of interest | Dietary assessment | Outcome | Major significant results | Adjustments |
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| Haars, et al. 2010 [12] (also in Tables 2 and 9) | DOM-Project n = 144 (The Netherlands) |
CS | 2–9 y/53 y |
Short-term energy restriction | Retrospective recall of 1944-45 famine ~ 40 yrs later. Exposure to hunger, cold, and weight loss. | BS, DT, NDT, PBD (mammogram; visual observation) | Severely calorically restricted versus unrestricted: NDT: 53.1 cm2 (95% CI: 37.8–72.7) versus 77 cm2(95% CI: 68.8–87.7) |
Age at examination, parity, menopausal status, BMI |
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| Mishra, et al. 2011 [13] (also in Tables 9 and 6) | BBC n = 792 (England) |
PC | 4 y/51.5 y | Dietary patterns at age 4: (1) breads and fats (2) fried potatoes and fish, (3) milk, fruit, and biscuits |
1–24-hr maternal recall of child's diet | PBD, ADT, ANDT (mammogram; Cumulus) | Null | Mammographic view, age at mammogram, BMI at 53, age at menarche, menopausal status at mammography, HT use, parity, smoking status, PA, social class, the other three dietary patterns, energy |
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| Mishra, et al. 2008 [14] (also in Table 3) |
BBC n = 979 (England) |
PC | 4 y/51.5 y | Dietary Ca and vitamin D | 1–24-hour maternal recall of child's diet | PBD, ADT, ANDT (mammogram; Cumulus) | Null | Mammographic view, age at mammogram, BMI age 53, energy, age at menarche, parity, smoking status, adult SES. |