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High folate intake is associated with lower breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort

Ericson, Ulrika LU ; Sonestedt, Emily LU orcid ; Gullberg, Bo LU ; Olsson, Håkan LU orcid and Wirfält, Elisabet LU (2007) In American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 86(2). p.43-434
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies of associations between folate intake and breast cancer are inconclusive, but folate and other plant food nutrients appear protective in women at elevated risk.

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine the association between folate intake and the incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer.

DESIGN: This prospective study included all women aged >or=50 y (n = 11699) from the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort. The mean follow-up time was 9.5 y. We used a modified diet-history method to collect nutrient intake data. At the end of follow-up, 392 incident invasive breast cancer cases were verified. We used proportional hazard regression to calculate hazard ratios (HRs).

RESULTS: Compared with... (More)

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies of associations between folate intake and breast cancer are inconclusive, but folate and other plant food nutrients appear protective in women at elevated risk.

OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine the association between folate intake and the incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer.

DESIGN: This prospective study included all women aged >or=50 y (n = 11699) from the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort. The mean follow-up time was 9.5 y. We used a modified diet-history method to collect nutrient intake data. At the end of follow-up, 392 incident invasive breast cancer cases were verified. We used proportional hazard regression to calculate hazard ratios (HRs).

RESULTS: Compared with the lowest quintile, the incidence of invasive breast cancer was reduced in the highest quintile of dietary folate intake (HR: 0.56; 95% CI: 0.35, 0.90; P for trend = 0.02); total folate intake, including supplements (HR: 0.56; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.91; P for trend = 0.006); and dietary folate equivalents (HR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.36, 0.97; P for trend = 0.01).

CONCLUSION: A high folate intake was associated with a lower incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer in this cohort.

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Aged, Alcohol Drinking, Breast Neoplasms, Cohort Studies, Female, Folic Acid, Humans, Incidence, Leisure Activities, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Postmenopause, Proportional Hazards Models, Smoking, Socioeconomic Factors, Sweden
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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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86
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  author       = {{Ericson, Ulrika and Sonestedt, Emily and Gullberg, Bo and Olsson, Håkan and Wirfält, Elisabet}},
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  keywords     = {{Aged; Alcohol Drinking; Breast Neoplasms; Cohort Studies; Female; Folic Acid; Humans; Incidence; Leisure Activities; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Postmenopause; Proportional Hazards Models; Smoking; Socioeconomic Factors; Sweden}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{43--434}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{American Journal of Clinical Nutrition}},
  title        = {{High folate intake is associated with lower breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women in the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort}},
  volume       = {{86}},
  year         = {{2007}},
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