Table 2:
The Correlation between fat consumption and age standardized breast cancer incidence rate
| Fat consumption during | Correlation and significance | Age standardized breast cancer incidence rate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| 1990-1992 | Correlation Coefficient | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.83 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| N | 57 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 125 | |
| 1995-1997 | Correlation Coefficient | -- | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.82 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | -- | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| N | -- | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 125 | |
| 2000-2002 | Correlation Coefficient | -- | -- | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.83 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | -- | -- | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| N | -- | -- | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 126 | 125 | |
| 2005-2007 | Correlation Coefficient | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.82 | 0.83 |
| Sig. (2-tailed) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
| N | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 126 | 125 | |