Table 1 Baseline characteristics by category of meat consumption
From: Meat consumption and risk of breast cancer in the UK Women's Cohort Study
Total meat consumption | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None (0 g) n =8881 | Low (<62 g) n =8281 | Medium (62–103 g) n =8282 | High (>103 g) n =8281 | Total n =33 725 | |
Age (years), mean (s.d.) | 49 (8) | 53 (9) | 54 (9) | 53 (9) | 52 (9) |
BMI (kg m−2), mean (s.d.) | 23.3 (3.8) | 24.0 (4.1) | 24.9 (4.3) | 25.7 (5.9) | 24.5 (4.4) |
Energy intake (MJ), mean (s.d.) | 9.8 (3.0) | 8.9 (2.8) | 9.4 (2.5) | 11.2 (3.1) | 9.9 (3.4) |
Physical activity (min), mean (s.d.) | 17 (29) | 14 (28) | 13 (26) | 14 (31) | 14 (28) |
Current smoker (%) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
Current HRT use (%) | 14 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Current OCP use (%) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
No children (%) | 27 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 20 |
Professional and managerial (%) | 70 | 66 | 60 | 57 | 63 |
Low intake of fruit and vegetables (%) | 18 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 25 |
Total meat (grams), mean (s.d.) | 0 | 34 (19) | 82 (12) | 148 (48) | 65 (62) |
