Table 2.
Dietary macro- and micronutrient intakes in women with and without self-reported breast cancer.
| Descriptive Variable Mean (SD) 1 |
Women with Self-Reported Breast Cancer (n = 286) |
Women without Self-Reported Breast Cancer (n = 1144) |
95% CI (Difference of Means) 1 |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy (Kcal) | 1638 (43.60) | 1648 (28.23) | (−109.59, 91.01) | 0.46 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 205.38 (6.46) | 204.75 (3.77) | (−14.34, 15.57) | 0.36 |
| Carbohydrate, % energy | 50.43 (0.86) | 50.44 (0.48) | (−2.00, 1.98) | 0.80 |
| Protein (g) | 64.20 (2.38) | 65.45 (1.31) | (−6.46, 3.97) | 0.68 |
| Protein, % energy | 15.89 (0.30) | 16.10 (0.18) | (−0.944, 0.520) | 0.72 |
| Total Fat (g) | 61.86 (2.05) | 63.99 (1.47) | (−6.83, 2.64) | 0.50 |
| Fat, % energy | 33.57 (0.60) | 33.97 (0.39) | (−1.88, 1.06) | 0.78 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 213.80 (10.56) | 226.50 (7.70) | (−40.46, 15.05) | 0.40 |
| Fiber (g) | 15.23 (0.72) | 14.85 (0.34) | (−1.25, 2.02) | 0.38 |
| Folate (μg) | 353.49 (13.81) | 347.07 (8.40) | (−26.49, 39.34) | 0.38 |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 5.02 (0.75) | 4.17 (0.15) | (−0.632, 2.34) | 0.08 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 1.61 (0.07) | 1.60 (0.04) | (−0.16, 0.19) | 0.45 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 1.36 (0.07) | 1.39 (0.04) | (−0.18, 0.15) | 0.73 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1.89 (0.07) | 1.88 (0.04) | (−0.164, 0.16) | 0.45 |
| Calcium (mg) | 772.74 (27.24) | 780.44 (20.44) | (−67.42, 52.03) | 0.21 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 1082 (35.87) | 1096 (20.13) | (−91.45, 63.47) | 0.49 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 253.27 (9.13) | 256.33 (4.79) | (−24.00, 17.89) | 0.65 |
| Iron (mg) | 13.24 (0.56) | 12.84 (0.29) | (−0.93, 1.72) | 0.25 |
| Vitamin A (IU) | 685.55 (75.15) | 648.52 (18.85) | (−116.40, 190.45) | 0.19 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 87.68 (4.14) | 92.04 (4.81) | (−16.66, 7.94) | 0.28 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 6.66 (0.40) | 6.67 (0.19) | (−0.93, 0.91) | 0.52 |
| Zinc (mg) | 9.76 (0.35) | 9.61 (0.24) | (−0.61, 0.92) | 0.24 |
| Sodium (mg) | 2665 (84.90) | 2768 (59.30) | (−289.68, 81.87) | 0.80 |
| Potassium (mg) | 2452 (61.65) | 2476 (39.86) | (−158.56, 109.05) | 0.38 |
| Caffeine (mg) | 154.56 (14.42) | 174.94 (11.62) | (−57.97, 17.21) | 0.38 |
| Alcohol (g) | 5.31 (1.01) | 3.17 (0.49) | (0.08, 4.21) 2 | 0.19 |
1 Mean (SD) macro- and micronutrient, and 95% CI data shown are on the raw data; p-value data shown are on log transformed data; 2 Log transformed 95% CI = (−0.20, 1.03).