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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Aug 7;23(11):2522–2531. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0448

Table 4. Vigorous exercise at baseline in relation to incidence of breast cancer by age, body mass index, parity, family history of breast cancer, menopausal status, and age.

Hrs/wk Cases IRR* (95% CI) Cases IRR (95% CI) P interaction
Age <50 Age50
<1 287 1.00 (Ref.) 486 1.00 (Ref.)
1 55 0.77 (0.58, 1.03) 62 0.90 (0.69, 1.18)
2 63 0.84 (0.64, 1.11) 86 1.12 (0.88, 1.41)
3-4 75 0.83 (0.64, 1.08) 84 1.02 (0.80, 1.29)
5-6 31 0.74 (0.51, 1.08) 38 1.02 (0.73, 1.43)
≥7 26 0.57 (0.38, 0.86) 37 0.91 (0.65, 1.27)
P trend = 0.003 P trend = 0.98 0.44
BMI <30 BMI30
<1 418 1.00 (Ref) 350 1.00 (Ref)
1 71 0.86 (0.67, 1.11) 45 0.83 (0.61, 1.13)
2 101 1.09 (0.88, 1.36) 48 0.85 (0.62, 1.15)
3-4 110 0.98 (0.79, 1.21) 49 0.88 (0.65, 1.19)
5-6 50 0.96 (0.71, 1.30) 18 0.74 (0.46, 1.19)
≥7 41 0.73 (0.53, 1.01) 22 0.81 (0.52, 1.25)
P trend = 0.24 P trend = 0.08 0.28
Nulliparous Parous
<1 137 1.00 (Ref) 636 1.00 (Ref)
1 19 0.69 (0.40, 1.04) 98 0.90 (0.73, 1.12)
2 29 0.82 (0.54, 1.23) 120 1.05 (0.86, 1.28)
3-4 48 1.12 (0.80, 1.59) 111 0.87 (0.71, 1.07)
5-6 16 0.79 (0.46, 1.34) 53 0.92 (0.69, 1.23)
≥7 18 0.70 (0.48, 1.31) 45 0.72 (0.53, 0.97)
P trend = 0.55 P trend = 0.05 0.26
Family History Yes Family History No
<1 123 1.00 (Ref) 650 1.00 (Ref)
1 16 0.73 (0.43, 1.24) 101 0.87 (0.70, 1.07)
2 23 1.04 (0.66, 1.64) 126 0.99 (0.82, 1.20)
3-4 28 1.05 (0.68, 1.60) 131 0.91 (0.75, 1.11)
5-6 11 0.88 (0.47, 1.65) 58 0.89 (0.68, 1.17)
≥7 10 0.75 (0.39, 1.44) 53 0.74 (0.56, 0.99)
P trend = 0.59 P trend = 0.05 0.97
Premenopausal Postmenopausal
<1 238 1.00 (Ref) 425 1.00 (Ref)
1 52 0.88 (0.65, 1.19) 47 0.81 (0.60, 1.09)
2 63 0.99 (0.75, 1.31) 65 1.01 (0.78, 1.31)
3-4 74 0.99 (0.76, 1.29) 65 0.94 (0.72, 1.22)
5-6 32 0.89 (0.61, 1.30) 27 0.85 (0.60, 1.33)
≥7 24 0.64 (0.42, 0.98) 32 0.94 (0.66, 1.36)
P trend = 0.13 P trend = 0.55 0.76
*

IRRs adjusted for age (single year), questionnaire cycle, years of education (≤12, 13-14, 16, ≥17), parity (0, 1, 2, ≥3), vegetable/fruit dietary pattern (quintiles), and meat/fried foods dietary pattern (quintiles)