Nutrient
|
Parameter
|
Q1
|
Q2
|
Q3
|
Q4
|
Q5
|
P for trend
|
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Protein (g/day)
|
Median intake
|
34.9
|
50.1
|
61.3
|
73.3
|
93.5
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
0.92
|
0.98
|
0.88
|
0.88
|
0.27
|
Animal fat (g/day)
|
Median intake
|
25.5
|
39.7
|
51.2
|
64.2
|
84.7
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
0.98
|
0.95
|
0.94
|
1.01
|
0.96
|
Vegetable fat (g/day)
|
Median intake
|
5.4
|
9.3
|
12.2
|
17.8
|
28.3
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
1.12
|
1.13
|
0.96
|
0.85
|
0.05
|
Monounsaturated fat (g/day)
|
Median intake
|
13.3
|
19.4
|
24.4
|
29.9
|
39.8
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
1.01
|
0.90
|
0.95
|
0.89
|
0.28
|
Saturated fat (g/day)
|
Median intake
|
14.5
|
22.2
|
29.0
|
36.5
|
48.4
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
0.92
|
0.94
|
0.86
|
0.98
|
0.82
|
Total fat (g/day)
|
Median intake
|
35.5
|
52.3
|
66.2
|
81.5
|
107.5
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
1.11
|
0.86
|
1.0
|
0.92
|
0.32
|
Folate (μg/day)
|
Median intake
|
81.9
|
117
|
151
|
181
|
238
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
0.92
|
1.01
|
0.89
|
0.86
|
0.21
|
Vitamin A (IU/day)
|
Median intake
|
2063
|
3457
|
4901
|
7311
|
11,437
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
1.01
|
0.95
|
1.13
|
1.02
|
0.63
|
Retinol (IU/day)
|
Median intake
|
612
|
1001
|
1378
|
1814
|
5542
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
1.06
|
0.89
|
1.02
|
1.05
|
0.59
|
Carotenoid (IU/day)
|
Median intake
|
1053
|
2030
|
3214
|
4832
|
9253
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
1.14
|
1.08
|
1.16
|
1.10
|
0.65
|
Vitamin C (mg/day)
|
Median intake
|
24.6
|
40.3
|
62.1
|
91.2
|
121
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
0.88
|
1.01
|
0.90
|
0.95
|
0.77
|
Vitamin D (IU/day)
|
Median intake
|
107
|
186
|
308
|
385
|
691
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
0.86
|
0.98
|
0.99
|
0.96
|
0.84
|
Vitamin E (IU/day)
|
Median intake
|
2.20
|
3.30
|
4.10
|
5.20
|
8.10
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
1.07
|
1.04
|
0.98
|
0.87
|
0.18
|
Dietary fiber (g/day)
|
Median intake
|
5.6
|
7.5
|
9.10
|
11.0
|
14.3
| |
|
Multivariate RR
|
1.0
|
0.84
|
1.01
|
0.89
|
0.78
|
0.09
|
- Results are from multivariate analyses adjusted for age at diagnosis, age at menarche, menopausal status, family history, benign breast disease, adult height, parity/age at first birth, postmenopausal hormone use, body mass index at age 18, alcohol intake in 1980, and vitamin A intake, excluding supplements, in 1980 among 843 cases of breast cancer age matched 10:1 with controls.