Table 4 Combined effect of dietary folate intake and alcohol consumption on breast cancer risk
From: Low-to-moderate alcohol intake and breast cancer risk in Chinese women
Ethanol intake (g per day) | Folate intake ( μ g per day) | No. Cases/ controls | OR (95% CI) a | P- value b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abstainers | Low | 245/177 | 1.00b | |
Middle | 229/166 | 0.70 (0.51–0.95) | ||
High | 186/186 | 0.30 (0.20–0.44) | ||
>0–<15 | Low | 70/136 | 0.43 (0.30–0.61) | <0.001 |
Middle | 99/154 | 0.35 (0.25–0.50) | ||
High | 87/122 | 0.23 (0.15–0.36) | ||
⩾15 | Low | 21/18 | 0.93 (0.47–1.84) | |
Middle | 21/12 | 0.99 (0.46–2.16) | ||
High | 36/28 | 0.38 (0.20–0.72) |
