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Table 4 Means of intake of energy, macronutrients, and fatty acids in relation to specific subgroups of breast cancer

From: Diet and body constitution in relation to subgroups of breast cancer defined by tumour grade, proliferation and key cell cycle regulators

 

Energy (Joule/day)

Total fat (g/day)

Total carbohydrates (g/day)

Total protein (g/day)

Total alcohol (g/day)

SFA (g/day)

MUFA (g/day)

PUFA (g/day)

PAD

P value

0.82

0.56

0.84

0.94

0.12

0.86

0.34

0.27

   Ductal

1955

82

212

76

1.0

35

29

13

   Lobular

1929

79

210

75

1.9

34

27

12

   Tubular

2006

82

219

77

2.6

34

28

13

   Othersa

        

Grade

P value

0.09

0.20

0.39

0.02*

0.28

0.16

0.34

0.40

   1

2002

83

216

78

1.7

35

29

13

   2

1966

82

212

77

1.3

35

29

13

   3

1852

77

204

71

0.9

32

27

12

Nucleus grade

P value

0.02*

0.07

0.06

0.02*

0.10

0.04*

0.16

0.48

   1

2012

83

217

78

2.5

36

29

13

   2

2002

84

217

78

1.1

36

29

13

   3

1846

77

201

72

1.0

32

27

12

ER

P value

0.90

0.75

0.77

0.80

0.80

0.73

0.55

0.98

   0

1955

81

219

72

0.9

33

29

13

   1

1794

74

188

76

3.7

31

25

12

   2

1895

75

214

77

1.3

31

25

13

   3

1954

82

211

76

1.3

35

29

13

Cyclin D1

P value

0.11

0.06

0.37

0.12

0.56

0.02*

0.046*

0.47

   0

1968

82

213

77

1.3

35

29

13

   1

1943

82

208

74

1.4

34

29

13

   2

1891

80

206

71

0.6

36

28

12

   3

1651

64

185

67

0.6

25

22

11

Cyclin E

P value

0.10

0.03*

0.43

0.25

0.40

0.04*

0.05

0.14

   0

1963

82

212

76

1.4

35

29

13

   1

1786

72

198

71

0.6

30

26

12

   2

2016

83

222

79

1.6

34

30

13

   3

2139

98

222

81

1.0

42

34

16

p27

P value

0.49

0.93

0.12

0.43

0.78

0.98

0.96

0.69

   0

1970

81

216

75

1.3

34

29

13

   1

1947

81

217

75

0.8

34

28

13

   2

1876

80

197

73

1.3

34

28

12

   3

1988

83

214

78

1.3

35

29

13

Ki67

P value

0.16

0.02*

0.78

0.40

0.27

0.02*

0.02*

0.02*

   0

1970

83

210

77

1.6

35

29

13

   1

2002

85

214

77

1.4

36

30

13

   2

1835

72

206

72

0.7

30

25

12

   3

1872

79

204

73

0.8

35

28

11

  1. aMucinous, medullary and intracystic breast tumours were not included in statistical analyses because of their small number. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. ER, oestrogen receptor; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids; PAD, pathological anatomical diagnosis; SFA, saturated fatty acids.