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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cancer. 2016 May 5;139(4):742–748. doi: 10.1002/ijc.30117

Table 2.

Adult and Adolescent Soy Protein Intake and Breast Cancer Risk By Menopausal Status and Receptor Status

Adult Soy Protein Intake Level (RRa,b (95%CI))
Adolescent Soy Protein Intake Level (RRa,b (95%CI))
Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3 Tertile 1 Tertile 2 Tertile 3
median=4.5g/day median=8.2g/day median=13.5g/day P trend median=2.6g/day median=6.2g/day median=12.5g/day P trend
OVERALL
ER+ (N(cases)=550) 1.00 (ref) 0.96 (0.78, 1.18) 0.86 (0.68, 1.07) 0.16 1.00 (ref) 1.28 (1.04, 1.57) 1.09 (0.87, 1.35) 0.76
ER− (N(cases)=288) 1.00 (ref) 1.25 (0.95, 1.66) 0.87 (0.63, 1.21) 0.32 1.00 (ref) 1.13 (0.86, 1.49) 0.98 (0.73, 1.32) 0.77
ER+/PR+ (N(cases)=409) 1.00 (ref) 0.91 (0.72, 1.15) 0.75 (0.58, 0.98) 0.03 1.00 (ref) 1.32 (1.03, 1.68) 1.16 (0.90, 1.48) 0.46
ER−/PR− (N(cases)=246) 1.00 (ref) 1.20 (0.89, 1.62) 0.83 (0.59, 1.18) 0.25 1.00 (ref) 1.12 (0.82, 1.52) 1.12 (0.82, 1.54) 0.52
ER+/PR− (N(cases)=124) 1.00 (ref) 1.18 (0.75, 1.85) 1.27 (0.78, 2.05) 0.35 1.00 (ref) 1.05 (0.69, 1.59) 0.81 (0.51, 1.28) 0.32
HER2+ (N(cases)=158) 1.00 (ref) 1.04 (0.72, 1.51) 0.79 (0.51, 1.21) 0.26 1.00 (ref) 1.23 (0.85, 1.77) 0.79 (0.52, 1.19) 0.17
HER2− (N(cases)=434) 1.00 (ref) 0.92 (0.73, 1.16) 0.83 (0.65, 1.07) 0.15 1.00 (ref) 1.11 (0.88, 1.40) 1.13 (0.89, 1.43) 0.37
PREMENOPAUSAL
ER+ (N(cases)=135) 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (0.66, 1.50) 0.91 (0.57, 1.44) 0.67 1.00 (ref) 1.10 (0.74, 1.63) 0.86 (0.55, 1.35) 0.46
ER− (N(cases)=88) 1.00 (ref) 0.91 (0.56, 1.46) 0.60 (0.33, 1.11) 0.11 1.00 (ref) 1.31 (0.81, 2.11) 0.77 (0.43, 1.39) 0.30
ER+/PR+ (N(cases)=103) 1.00 (ref) 0.92 (0.58, 1.48) 0.91 (0.54, 1.52) 0.72 1.00 (ref) 1.01 (0.64, 1.61) 1.01 (0.62, 1.66) 0.97
ER−/PR− (N(cases)=68) 1.00 (ref) 0.85 (0.50, 1.44) 0.46 (0.22, 0.97) 0.04 1.00 (ref) 1.30 (0.73, 2.30) 1.09 (0.58, 2.05) 0.89
ER+/PR− (N(cases)=30) 1.00 (ref) 1.32 (0.56, 3.12) 1.04 (0.38, 2.83) 0.97 1.00 (ref) 1.48 (0.68, 3.25) 0.33 (0.09, 1.21) 0.08
HER2+ (N(cases)=49) 1.00 (ref) 1.07 (0.56, 2.05) 0.73 (0.33, 1.61) 0.44 1.00 (ref) 1.43 (0.75, 2.72) 0.64 (0.28, 1.47) 0.22
HER2− (N(cases)=122) 1.00 (ref) 0.90 (0.58, 1.38) 0.93 (0.58, 1.51) 0.78 1.00 (ref) 0.84 (0.55, 1.27) 0.84 (0.54, 1.32) 0.49
POSTMENOPAUSAL
ER+ (N(cases)=415) 1.00 (ref) 0.95 (0.75, 1.21) 0.84 (0.65, 1.09) 0.19 1.00 (ref) 1.35 (1.06, 1.72) 1.16 (0.90, 1.49) 0.48
ER− (N(cases)=200) 1.00 (ref) 1.52 (1.07, 2.15) 1.05 (0.71, 1.57) 0.90 1.00 (ref) 1.05 (0.75, 1.48) 1.06 (0.75, 1.50) 0.76
ER+/PR+ (N(cases)=306) 1.00 (ref) 0.90 (0.69, 1.19) 0.72 (0.53, 0.96) 0.02 1.00 (ref) 1.45 (1.09, 1.92) 1.21 (0.90, 1.62) 0.44
ER−/PR− (N(cases)=178) 1.00 (ref) 1.44 (1.00, 2.08) 1.04 (0.69, 1.58) 0.91 1.00 (ref) 1.05 (0.73, 1.51) 1.13 (0.78, 1.62) 0.52
ER+/PR− (N(cases)=94) 1.00 (ref) 1.14 (0.66, 1.94) 1.35 (0.78, 2.33) 0.28 1.00 (ref) 0.90 (0.55, 1.48) 0.94 (0.57, 1.54) 0.84
HER2+ (N(cases)=109) 1.00 (ref) 1.02 (0.65, 1.61) 0.81 (0.49, 1.36) 0.40 1.00 (ref) 1.12 (0.72, 1.75) 0.83 (0.51, 1.34) 0.37
HER2− (N(cases)=312) 1.00 (ref) 0.94 (0.71, 1.23) 0.80 (0.60, 1.08) 0.14 1.00 (ref) 1.26 (0.95, 1.66) 1.26 (0.95, 1.68) 0.15
a

Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for age, body mass index, age at first live birth, physical activity, education, family history of breast cancer, season of recruitment, and menopause (time-varying) were used for analyses

b

Adult intakes additionally adjusted for total energy intake and juvenile intakes adjusted for total juvenile rice intake

c

Stratified based on menopausal status at breast cancer diagnosis