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Published in final edited form as: Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Dec 6;137(2):541–551. doi: 10.1007/s10549-012-2342-8

Table 3.

The association between total energy intake and breast cancer risk among sister sets by menopausal status and hormone receptor status, Breast Cancer Family Registry

Total energy intake, kcal/d Affected sisters (N=1,775) Unaffected sisters (N=2,529) OR (95% CI)a OR (95% CI)b
N (%)
Pre-menopausal women
Q1 (< 1359.2) 258 (22.1) 386 (25.7) 1.0 1.0
Q2 (1359.2 - 1788.2) 248 (21.2) 371 (24.7) 1.0 (0.8-1.3) 0.9 (0.6-1.2)
Q3 (1788.2 - 2341.6) 297 (25.4) 353 (23.5) 1.2 (0.9-1.6) 1.2 (0.9-1.7)
Q4 (≥ 2341.6) 367 (31.2) 393 (26.2) 1.5 (1.2-2.0) 1.4 (1.0-2.0)
P trend =0.001 P trend =0.01
Post-menopausal women
Q1 (< 1359.2) 153 (25.3) 331 (32.3) 1.0 1.0
Q2 (1359.2 - 1788.2) 143 (23.6) 238 (23.2) 1.5 (1.1-2.3) 1.6 (1.0-2.5)
Q3 (1788.2 - 2341.6) 149 (24.6) 223 (21.7) 1.5 (1.0-2.1) 1.2 (0.7-1.9)
Q4 (≥ 2341.6) 160 (26.5) 234 (22.8) 1.7 (1.1-2.5) 1.5 (0.9-2.4)
P trend =0.02 P trend =0.23
Any hormone receptor positive tumors (ER+PR+, ER+PR-, or ER-PR+)
Q1 (< 1359.2) 209 (23.1) 717 (28.4) 1.0 1.0
Q2 (1359.2 - 1788.2) 192 (21.2) 609 (24.1) 1.1 (0.9-1.5) 1.3 (1.0-1.9)
Q3 (1788.2 - 2341.6) 237 (26.2) 576 (22.8) 1.4 (1.1-1.9) 1.5 (1.0-2.1)
Q4 (≥ 2341.6) 266 (29.4) 627 (24.8) 1.7 (1.3-2.3) 2.0 (1.4-2.8)
P trend <0.001 P trend <0.001
ER-PR- tumors
Q1 (< 1359.2) 56 (21.7) 717 (28.4) 1.0 1.0
Q2 (1359.2 - 1788.2) 70 (27.1) 609 (24.1) 1.7 (1.0-2.9) 1.9 (1.0-3.4)
Q3 (1788.2 - 2341.6) 53 (20.5) 576 (22.8) 1.7 (1.0-3.0) 1.4 (0.7-2.9)
Q4 (≥ 2341.6) 79 (30.6) 627 (24.8) 2.1 (1.2-3.6) 1.7 (0.9-3.5)
P trend =0.01 P trend =0.23
c

Adjusted for age and history of benign breast disease.

d

Additionally adjusted for education, menopausal status, BMI, average lifetime physical activity, smoking, usual alcohol consumption, age at menarche, parity, age at first live birth, ever use of oral contraceptives, and ever use of menopausal hormone therapy.