Table 2 Alcohol intake and risk of breast cancer by hormone receptor status in the Swedish Women’s Lifestyle and Health study

No. of participants

45,233

10,153

22,249

11,734

1,097

Person-year

758,430

151,813

354,589

221,531

30,497

Total breast cancer (No.)

1,385

276

646

421

42

RR (95 % CI)- unadjusted

1.0

1.07 (0.92–1.25)

1.24 (1.06–1.45)

1.29 (0.99–1.67)

1.02 (1.00–1.04)

RR (95 % CI)- adjusted

1.0

1.03 (0.89–1.20)

1.16 (0.99–1.36)

1.17 (0.90–1.53)

1.01 (0.98–1.04)

ER(+)/PR(+) breast cancer (No.)

718

140

353

205

19

RR (95 % CI)- unadjusted

1.0

1.17 (0.95–1.46)

1.25 (1.00–1.56)

1.21 (0.83–1.77)

1.02 (0.98–1.05)

RR (95 % CI)- adjusted

1.0

1.13 (0.91–1.40)

1.17 (0.93–1.47)

1.11 (0.76–1.63)

1.01 (0.97–1.05)

ER(+)/PR(−) breast cancer (No.)

196

39

88

65

4

RR (95 % CI)- unadjusted

1.0

0.99 (0.66–1.50)

1.31 (0.87–1.99)

1.04 (0.51–2.15)

1.01 (0.95–1.08)

RR (95 % CI)- adjusted

1.0

1.00 (0.66–1.51)

1.35 (0.89–2.06)

1.09 (0.53–2.25)

1.02 (0.95–1.08)

ER(−)/PR(−) breast cancer (No.)

187

45

83

51

8

RR (95 % CI)- unadjusted

1.0

0.95 (0.64–1.42)

1.03 (0.67–1.57)

1.27 (0.64–2.52)

1.01 (0.92–1.10)

RR (95 % CI)- adjusted

1.0

0.90 (0.60–1.33)

0.91 (0.59–1.39)

1.04 (0.52–2.08)

0.98 (0.87–1.33)