Table 1 |
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Relative risk of breast cancer (and 95% CI) for foods consumed during adolescence among women born between 1922 and 1946 |
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| Food (serving) |
Median servings per day |
RR (95% CI) for 1 serving per day |
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| Milk, skimmed (1 cup) |
0 |
1.03 (0.88–1.21) |
| Milk, whole (1 cup) |
1.00 |
1.01 (0.95–1.07) |
| Milkshake (1) |
0.07 |
1.06 (0.70–1.60) |
| Ice cream (1/2 cup) |
0.14 |
0.94 (0.71–1.23) |
| Cheese (1 slice) |
0.14 |
0.91 (0.71–1.16) |
| Margarine (1 pat) |
0.43 |
0.96 (0.89–1.03) |
| Butter (1 pat) |
0.80 |
1.06 (1.00–1.13) |
| Apple (1) |
0.43 |
1.00 (0.83–1.20) |
| Orange juice (1 glass) |
0.43 |
0.97 (0.82–1.14) |
| Cabbage (1/2 cup) |
0.14 |
1.00 (0.64–1.57) |
| Broccoli (1/2 cup) |
0.07 |
0.74 (0.39–1.41) |
| Carrots (1/2 cup) |
0.14 |
1.15 (0.91–1.46) |
| Spinach (1/2 cup) |
0.07 |
1.18 (0.72–1.93) |
| Egg (1) |
0.43 |
0.82 (0.67–0.99) |
| Hot dog (1) |
0.14 |
0.82 (0.52–1.31) |
| Beef (1 serving) |
0.43 |
1.03 (0.88–1.20) |
| Fish (3–5 ounces) |
0.14 |
0.94 (0.64–1.37) |
| Bread (1 slice) |
2.50 |
0.98 (0.92–1.04) |
| Rice (1 cup) |
0.07 |
0.85 (0.62–1.17) |
| Potato (1 cup) |
0.80 |
0.93 (0.80–1.08) |
| French fries (4 ounces) |
0.07 |
1.04 (0.72–1.49) |
| Cold cereal (1 cup) |
0.43 |
0.99 (0.83–1.19) |
| Cookies (2) |
0.80 |
0.96 (0.89–1.04) |
| Multivitamin |
0 |
1.04 (0.84–1.28) |
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Relative risks (RR) are 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. CI, confidence interval. |
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Frazier et al. Breast Cancer Res 2003 5:R59 doi:10.1186/bcr583 |
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