Table 3 Odds ratio (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for breast cancer according to quartile of fat intake in women

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2

3

4

P value

Total fat

All women

107/126

105/124

125/125

133/126

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.07 (0.72–1.57)

1.36 (0.92–2.01)

1.40 (0.97–2.02)

0.03

Multivariable OR

1

1.11 (0.74–1.67)

1.44 (0.95–2.16)

1.50 (1.02–2.20)

0.01

Premenopausal women

68/80

71/67

84/91

81/88

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.46 (0.89–2.40)

1.40 (0.86–2.26)

1.27 (0.80-2.00)

0.4

Multivariable OR

1

1.53 (0.92–2.57)

1.43 (0.86–2.39)

1.31 (0.81–2.12)

0.36

Postmenopausal women

36/45

32/55

40/32

49/33

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

0.66 (0.34–1.26)

1.40 (0.71–2.76)

1.88 (1.00-3.54)

0.008

Multivariable OR

1

0.66 (0.33–1.32)

1.62 (0.78–3.34)

2.16 (1.11–4.22)

0.003

Animal fat

All women

107/126

120/125

118/123

126/127

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.19 (0.81–1.75)

1.28 (0.86–1.89)

1.28 (0.88–1.83)

0.19

Multivariable OR

1

1.10 (0.74–1.65)

1.38 (0.92–2.08)

1.28 (0.87–1.88)

0.12

Premenopausal women

70/84

76/76

78/73

81/93

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.36 (0.84–2.19)

1.50 (0.92–2.46)

1.14 (0.73–1.78)

0.59

Multivariable OR

1

1.26 (0.76–2.08)

1.53 (0.91–2.57)

1.11 (0.69–1.77)

0.62

Postmenopausal women

33/41

42/48

39/45

43/31

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

0.99 (0.52–1.88)

0.99 (0.50–1.92)

1.69 (0.87–3.28)

0.12

Multivariable OR

1

0.93 (0.47–1.86)

1.19 (0.59–2.42)

1.89 (0.93–3.81)

0.05

Vegetable fat

All women

119/126

142/123

85/123

130/129

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.34 (0.92–1.95)

0.80 (0.53–1.22)

1.24 (0.86–1.78)

0.72

Multivariable OR

1

1.41 (0.95–2.08)

0.90 (0.59–1.39)

1.30 (0.89–1.91)

0.51

Premenopausal women

77/76

89/77

55/80

88/93

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.30 (0.81–2.09)

0.83 (0.50–1.40)

1.13 (0.72–1.77)

0.97

Multivariable OR

1

1.45 (0.88–2.39)

0.92 (0.53–1.59)

1.20 (0.74–1.94)

0.87

Postmenopausal women

41/50

49/42

28/42

40/31

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.34 (0.71–2.52)

0.73 (0.436–1.47)

1.56 (0.82–2.95)

0.45

Multivariable OR

1

1.29 (0.66–2.51)

0.82 (0.39–1.71)

1.68 (0.85–3.31)

0.29

Total SFA

All women

106/126

108/123

131/124

124/128

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.08 (0.74–1.59)

1.46(0.99–2.14)

1.27 (0.88–1.83)

0.09

Multivariable OR

1

1.17 (0.78–1.74)

1.55 (1.04–2.32)

1.28 (0.87–1.88)

0.11

Premenopausal women

67/79

73/77

85/82

78/88

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.15 (0.72–1.86)

1.53 (0.95–2.48)

1.17 (0.74–1.86)

0.34

Multivariable OR

1

1.26 (0.77–2.08)

1.50 (0.90–2.47)

1.14 (0.71–1.85)

0.52

Postmenopausal women

36/46

33/45

43/37

45/37

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

0.87 (0.45–1.67)

1.40 (0.74–2.67)

1.56 (0.83–2.92)

0.07

Multivariable OR

1

0.96 (0.48–1.93)

1.75 (0.88–3.46)

1.70 (0.88–3.30)

0.04

Total MUFA

All women

109/126

114/124

120/124

131/127

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.14 (0.78–1.68)

1.27 (0.86–1.88)

1.29 (0.90–1.86)

0.13

Multivariable OR

1

1.20 (0.81–1.79)

1.32 (0.88–1.98)

1.34 (0.92–1.96)

0.11

Premenopausal women

70/82

81/77

78/79

78/88

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.48 (0.92–2.38)

1.56 (0.95–2.55)

1.17 (0.74–1.84)

0.55

Multivariable OR

1

1.51 (0.92–2.48)

1.53 (0.91–2.58)

1.19 (0.74–1.91)

0.57

Postmenopausal women

36/42

31/46

39/42

52/35

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

0.68 (0.35–1.34)

0.98 (0.51–1.89)

1.70 (0.91–3.18)

0.04

Multivariable OR

1

0.74 (0.36–1.50)

1.09 (0.54–2.20)

1.85 (0.95–3.61)

0.03

Total PUFA

All women

98/126

121/123

130/124

123/128

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.33 (0.9–1.95)

1.54 (1.05–2.26)

1.36 (0.94–1.97)

0.08

Multivariable OR

1

1.43 (0.96–2.14)

1.70 (1.13–2.55)

1.50 (1.02–2.22)

0.03

Premenopausal women

67/76

73/72

82/86

84/92

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.29 (0.80–2.10)

1.31 (0.81–2.11)

1.16 (0.74–1.83)

0.56

Multivariable OR

1

1.45 (0.87–2.40)

1.48 (0.90–2.45)

1.28 (0.79–2.07)

0.37

Postmenopausal women

30/49

44/49

47/35

36/32

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.42 (0.74–2.72)

2.11 (1.08–4.15)

1.90 (0.97–3.70)

0.02

Multivariable OR

1

1.41 (0.70–2.85)

2.42 (1.17–5.01)

2.12 (1.05–4.27)

0.01

Total Cholesterol

All women

132/126

110/124

117/125

116/126

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

0.94 (0.65–1.36)

1.02 (0.70–1.49)

0.98 (0.68–1.40)

0.96

Multivariable OR

1

1.02 (0.69–1.51)

1.08 (0.72–1.60)

1.03 (0.71–1.52)

0.79

Premenopausal women

74/76

71/82

80/89

83/79

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

1.04 (0.65–1.67)

1.12 (0.70–1.80)

1.26 (0.80–2.01)

0.27

Multivariable OR

1

1.09 (0.66–1.80)

1.19 (0.72–1.96)

1.29 (0.79–2.09)

0.27

Postmenopausal women

54/49

38/39

33/32

33/45

Age and energy adjusted OR

1

0.82 (0.44–1.50)

0.89 (0.46–1.69)

0.65 (0.35–1.18)

0.20

Multivariable OR

1

1.02 (0.54–1.95)

0.91 (0.46–1.80)

0.75 (0.40–1.41)

0.35