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Table 4 Multivariable adjusted ORsa (95% CIs) for breast cancer in women by category or quintiles of DASH diet index scores

From: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diets and breast cancer among women: a case control study

DASH index

Quintiles of DASH index

P- trend

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Dixon’s DASH index

 All women

  Cases/controls

61 / 90

29 / 72

27 / 66

17 / 38

–

 

  Crude OR

1.00 (referent)

0.59 (0.34–1.02)

0.59 (0.34–1.03)

0.66 (0.34–1.27)

 

0.08

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.79 (0.42–1.45)

0.80 (0.43–1.52)

0.94 (0.42–2.13)

–

0.71

 Premenopause

  Case/control

29 / 52

14 / 43

13/ 38

6 / 19

–

 

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.81 (0.33–1.97)

0.85 (0.35–2.04)

0.91 (0.28–2.96)

–

0.79

 Postmenopause

  Cases/controls

32 / 38

15 / 29

14 / 28

11 / 19

–

 

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.67 (0.27–1.66)

0.56 (0.21–1.54)

0.70 (0.21–2.29)

–

0.39

Mellen’s DASH index

 All women

  Cases/controls

39 / 50

38 / 75

19 / 47

14 / 38

24 / 56

 

  Crude OR

1.00 (referent)

0.66 (0.37–1.17)

0.52 (0.26–1.04)

0.48 (0.23–1.01)

0.56 90.29–1.05)

0.04

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.61 (0.34–1.09)

0.48 (0.24–0.96)

0.43 (0.20–0.92)

0.50 (0.62–0.97)

0.02

 Premenopause

  Cases/controls

19 / 34

18 / 36

8 / 29

4 / 23

13 / 30

 

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.84 (0.37–1.91)

0.48 (0.18–1.26)

0.30 (0.09–1.02)

0.78 (0.32–1.87)

0.22

 Postmenopause

  Cases/controls

20/ 16

20 / 39

11 / 18

10 / 15

11 / 26

 

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.26 (0.10–0.67)

0.30 (0.10–0.67)

0.34 (0.11–1.05)

0.24 (0.08–0.68)

0.04

Fung’s DASH index

 All women

      

  Cases/controls

44 / 53

19 / 70

17 / 53

28 / 45

26 / 46

 

  Crude OR

1.00 (referent)

0.32 (0.17–0.62)

0.38 (0.19–0.76)

0.74 (0.40–1.39)

0.68 (0.36–1.27)

0.71

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.31 (0.16–0.62)

0.40 (0.19–0.83)

0.74 (0.38–1.44)

0.49 (0.25–0.98)

0.28

 Premenopause

  Cases/controls

21 / 28

9 / 44

7 / 36

14 / 27

11 / 17

 

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.27 (0.11–0.69)

0.25 (0.08–0.72)

0.68 (0.27–1.67)

0.74 (0.27–2.03)

0.73

 Postmenopause

  Cases/controls

23 / 25

10 / 26

10 / 16

14 / 18

15 / 29

 

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.38 (0.13–1.05)

0.62 (0.21–1.81)

0.50 (0.17–1.41)

0.36 (0.13–0.94)

0.07

Günther’s DASH index

 All women

  Cases/controls

41 / 53

25 / 53

17 / 54

21 / 53

30 / 53

 

  Crude OR

1.00 (referent)

0.51 (0.27–0.97)

0.26 (0.12–0.56)

0.86 (0.48–1.54)

0.52 (0.27–0.99)

0.22

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.41 (0.21–0.82)

0.36 (0.17–0.75)

0.48 (0.24–0.95)

0.48 (0.25–0.93)

0.05

 Premenopause

  Cases/controls

19 / 27

13 / 31

8 / 36

7 / 28

15 / 30

 

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.33 (1.25–0.91)

0.26 (0.09–0.79)

0.37 (0.12–1.12)

0.57 (0.22–1.5)

0.37

 Postmenopause

  Cases/controls

22 / 26

12 / 22

9 / 18

14 / 25

15 / 23

 

  Multivariate OR

1.00 (referent)

0.42 (0.15–1.16)

0.43 (0.14–1.29)

0.52 (0.19–1.37)

0.50 (0.18–1.34)

0.21

  1. Dixon’s DASH index scores were grouped into 4 categories (≤1, 2, 3, and ≥ 4 points) because of a limited range of values (total score range is 0–9).OR: odds ratio, 95% CI: 95% confidence interval. Statistically significant P-values are reported in bold, *p ≤ 0.05 considered as significant
  2. aAdjusted for age, BMI, energy intake, physical activity, age at first live birth, vitamin D supplements and family history of cancer
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