Table 2.
Age and energy adjusted OR for association between sweets consumption and breast cancer, by BMI in the year prior to reference date, physical activity from menarche to reference date and alcohol consumption, Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project, Long Island, NY, 1996-1997.
| Adjusted OR† (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Total Sweets* | |||||
| <2.4 | 2.4-7.3 | 7.4-14.1 | >14.1 | p-value§ | |
| BMI | |||||
| < 25.0 | 1. | 1.42 (1.04-1.94) | 1.26 (0.92-1.72) | 1.29 (0.93-1.80) | 0.28 |
| >= 25.0 | 1. | 1.00 (0.75-1.33) | 1.24 (0.92-1.66) | 1.27 (0.93-1.73) | |
| Weight change since age 20 yrs | |||||
| <3 kg gain | 1. | 1.03 (0.62-1.72) | 1.29 (0.79-2.11) | 1.01 (0.61-1.66) | 0.88 |
| 3-14.5 kg gain | 1. | 1.16 (0.83-1.61) | 1.12 (0.79-1.58) | 1.28 (0.90-1.82) | |
| >=14.5 kg gain | 1. | 1.23 (0.88-1.72) | 1.33 (0.96-1.86) | 1.42 (1.00-2.02) | |
| Physical Activity (MET-hrs per week) | |||||
| 0 | 1. | 0.83 (0.54-1.28) | 0.91 (0.60-1.38) | 0.71 (0.46-1.09) | 0.01 |
| 0.01-7.54 | 1. | 1.15 (0.80-1.65) | 1.47 (1.02-2.12) | 1.68 (1.15-2.44) | |
| >7.54 | 1. | 1.50 (1.04-2.16) | 1.23 (0.85-1.79) | 1.85 (1.25-2.74) | |
| Alcohol use | |||||
| Never | 1. | 1.05 (0.74-1.48) | 1.13 (0.80-1.60) | 1.08 (0.75-1.54) | 0.68 |
| Ever | 1. | 1.25 (0.96-1.63) | 1.30 (0.99-1.71) | 1.41 (1.06-1.88) | |
| Desserts only* | |||||
| < 1.1 | 1.1-2.8 | 2.9-6.3 | >6.3 | p-value§ | |
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| BMI | |||||
| < 25.0 | 1. | 1.64 (1.19-2.25) | 1.80 (1.30-2.48) | 1.85 (1.32-2.57) | 0.06 |
| >= 25.0 | 1. | 0.95 (0.71-1.28) | 1.10 (0.82-1.47) | 1.39 (1.03-1.87) | |
| Weight change since age 20 yrs | |||||
| <3 kg gain | 1. | 2.06 (1.25-3.40) | 1.97 (1.17-3.33) | 1.70 (1.02-2.81) | 0.10 |
| 3-14.5 kg gain | 1. | 1.30 (0.92-1.85) | 1.32 (0.93-1.87) | 1.75 (1.22-2.51) | |
| >=14.5 kg gain | 1. | 0.86 (0.62-1.20) | 1.15 (0.83-1.61) | 1.30 (0.92-1.83) | |
| Physical Activity (MET-hrs per week) | |||||
| 0 | 1. | 1.06 (0.70-1.60) | 0.85 (0.55-1.30) | 0.98 (0.64-1.52) | 0.02 |
| 0.01-7.54 | 1. | 1.29 (0.90-1.86) | 1.37 (0.94-1.98) | 1.82 (1.25-2.66) | |
| >7.54 | 1. | 1.23 (0.84-1.81) | 1.78 (1.23-2.59) | 1.91 (1.30-2.82) | |
| Alcohol use | |||||
| Never | 1. | 0.82(0.58-1.15) | 0.93 (0.66-1.31) | 1.19 (0.84-1.69) | 0.01 |
| Ever | 1. | 1.57 (1.19-2.08) | 1.75 (1.32-2.31) | 1.88 (1.40-2.51) | |
*
Categories represent quartiles of number of servings per week among all controls.
†
Adjusted for age at reference date and total energy intake.
§
p-value for test of interaction using likelihood ratio test.