Table 1.
Characteristics at blood draw of 1,990 premenopausal women in the NHSII by dietary pattern score
| Dietary Pattern | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aMED Score | DASH Score | AHEI (no alc) | ||||
| Q1 (n=565) |
Q4 (n=481) |
Q1 (n=477) |
Q4 (n=494) |
Q1 (n=496) |
Q4 (n=497) |
|
| aMED score (mean, sd) | 2.2 (0.8) | 6.7 (0.7) | 2.5 (1.2) | 6.2 (1.1) | 3.0 (1.4) | 5.8 (1.4) |
| DASH score (mean, sd) | 19.7 (3.3) | 29.2 (3.1) | 18.0 (2.0) | 30.4 (2.0) | 20.7 (3.7) | 28.2 (3.8) |
| AHEI score (mean, sd) | 40.1 (7.0) | 55.6 (9.1) | 39.7 (6.9) | 55.8 (8.9) | 35.5 (3.8) | 60.2 (5.7) |
| Age in years (mean, sd) | 42.2 (4.1) | 43.2 (3.9) | 42.1 (4.0) | 43.5 (3.9) | 41.7 (4.1) | 43.6 (3.9) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (mean, sd) | 26.3 (6.8) | 25.4 (6.5) | 26.6 (7.1) | 25.4 (6.6) | 26.3 (6.8) | 25.8 (7.0) |
| Body mass index at age 18, kg/m2 (mean, sd) | 21.0 (3.1) | 21.2 (3.2) | 21.0 (3.1) | 21.2 (3.0) | 20.8 (2.8) | 21.5 (3.3) |
| Height in inches (mean, sd) | 64.6 (2.6) | 65.2 (2.6) | 64.8 (2.6) | 65.3 (2.6) | 64.8 (2.6) | 65.0 (2.5) |
| Physical Activity in MET-hrs/week (mean, sd) | 14.2 (15.4) | 23.6 (20.5) | 14.5 (16.5) | 23.7 (20.7) | 12.6 (12.8) | 22.5 (20.6) |
| Energy intake, g/day (mean, sd) | 1,622 (441) | 2,109 (474) | 1,635 (472) | 2,069 (467) | 1,962 (502) | 1,784 (493) |
| Carbohydrates, g/day(mean, sd) | 202 (65.8) | 288 (70.1) | 200 (69.2) | 290 (65.9) | 252 (72.7) | 242 (76.4) |
| Protein, g/day (mean, sd) | 73.7 (19.8) | 93.9 (24.6) | 72.5 (20.2) | 93.5 (25.1) | 85.2 (22.6) | 82.6 (25.0) |
| Total fat, g/day (mean, sd) | 58.4 (19.0) | 65.8 (20.8) | 60.6 (20.4) | 62.1 (20.7) | 69.1 (21.0) | 55.6 (20.2) |
| Animal fat, g/day (mean, sd) | 34.5 (12.3) | 30.5 (13.5) | 35.1 (12.7) | 29.1 (12.7) | 40.1 (12.5) | 25.0 (11.0) |
| Vegetable fat, g/day (mean, sd) | 23.9 (9.6) | 35.3 (12.3) | 25.5 (10.3) | 33.1 (13.0) | 29.0 (11.4) | 30.6 (13.6) |
| Trans fat,g/day (mean, sd) | 2.9 (1.3) | 2.6 (1.4) | 3.2 (1.5) | 2.4 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.5) | 2.0 (1.0) |
| Fiber, g/day (mean, sd) | 14.0 (4.3) | 28.0 (7.8) | 13.7 (4.1) | 28.4 (8.1) | 16.7 (5.6) | 25.3 (9.5) |
| Alcohol consumption in g/day (mean, sd) | 2.6 (5.9) | 5.8 (7.0) | 3.2 (5.8) | 4.5 (6.6) | 2.9 (6.1) | 4.6 (6.5) |
| Parous (%) | 85.0% | 73.4% | 82.2% | 73.5% | 88.1% | 70.0% |
| Paritya (mean, sd) | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.7 (1.3) | 2.0 (1.3) | 1.7 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.3) | 1.5 (1.2) |
| Age at first birtha (mean, sd) | 26.0 (4.3) | 27.1 (4.9) | 26.1 (4.3) | 27.4 (4.9) | 26.2 (4.1) | 27.4 (4.8) |
| Past oral contraceptive use (%) | 86.4% | 84.6% | 88.1% | 82.8% | 86.5% | 82.9% |
| Past breast feeding history (%) | 67.8% | 64.7% | 63.7% | 65.4% | 70.8% | 60.0% |
| Current smoker (%) | 9.4% | 6.0% | 12.8% | 5.1% | 10.1% | 5.2% |
| Family history of breast cancer (%) | 7.8% | 11.2% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 7.3% | 10.9% |
| Benign breast disease history (%) | 42.5% | 47.8% | 43.0% | 49.4% | 38.5% | 49.3% |
| Caucasian (%) | 95.8% | 93.6% | 95.6% | 93.3% | 94.4% | 93.0% |
| Age at menarche between 12–13 years (%) | 59.1% | 63.4% | 58.7% | 61.1% | 61.5% | 58.4% |
| Usual menstrual cycle pattern regular (%) | 90.6% | 93.5% | 89.1% | 93.7% | 89.2% | 95.4% |
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Among parous women