Table 1.
Characteristics of women with breast cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study and Nurses’ Health Study II, according to consumption of sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages measured from the first food frequency questionnaire after diagnosis
| Sugar-Sweetened Beverages | Artificially-Sweetened Beverages | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No consumption | >0 to 1 serving/week | >1 to 3 servings/week | >3 servings/week | No consumption | >0 to 1 serving/week | >1 to 3 servings/week | >3 servings/week | |
| Number | 4,336 | 2,121 | 1,031 | 1,375 | 3,863 | 1,502 | 936 | 2,562 |
| Mean | ||||||||
| Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, servings/day | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Artificially-sweetened beverage consumption, servings/day | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| Coffee consumption, cups/day | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Total fruit intake, servings/day | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Total vegetable intake, servings/day | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Alcohol consumption, g/day | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
| Animal fat intake, % energy/day | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 14.7 | 15.0 |
| Total fat intake, % energy/day | 31.1 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 29.1 | 30.3 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Total energy intake, kcal/day | 1,596 | 1,729 | 1,816 | 2,016 | 1,724 | 1,679 | 1,715 | 1,749 |
| Modified Alternative Healthy Eating Index*, score | 49.7 | 47.3 | 45.4 | 43.2 | 48.5 | 48.1 | 47.3 | 46.0 |
| Age at diagnosis, years | 59.7 | 58.4 | 57.7 | 56.5 | 60.1 | 59.9 | 59.1 | 55.5 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 26.8 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 26.8 | 27.9 |
| Physical activity, MET-hrs/wk | 19.3 | 17.9 | 16.4 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 16.7 | 18.0 |
| % | ||||||||
| Current smokers | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Ever oral contraceptive use | 60 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 60 |
| Ever hormone replacement therapy | 47 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 47 |
| Current use of aspirin | 45 | 43 | 45 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 42 | 44 |
| Premenopausal at diagnosis | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Stage of breast cancer | ||||||||
| I | 61 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| II | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| III | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Estrogen receptor status | ||||||||
| Positive | 78 | 77 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 |
| Negative | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Missing | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Treatment | ||||||||
| Radiotherapy | 57 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 58 |
| Chemotherapy | 45 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 47 |
| Hormone therapy | 70 | 68 | 65 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 71 |
*
not including SSB and alcohol scores