Table 1 Characteristics of 3146 women with invasive breast cancer in the Swedish Mammography Cohort by alcohol intakea
From: Alcohol intake and mortality among women with invasive breast cancer
Alcohol intake (g per day) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-drinker | <3.4 | 3.4–9.9 | ⩾10 | |
Median alcohol intake (g per day) | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 12.4 |
Age at enrollment (years) | 56.8 | 53.0 | 49.9 | 48.4 |
Age at diagnosis (years) | 68.2 | 64.9 | 62.6 | 61.4 |
Postsecondary education (%) | 8.3% | 12.4% | 14.2% | 18.2% |
Married (%) | 68.1% | 69.8% | 71.9% | 82.8% |
Body mass index (kg m−2) | 26.3 | 24.9 | 23.9 | 23.6 |
Height (cm) | 163.5 | 164.8 | 165.3 | 165.8 |
Age at menarche (years) | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
Nulliparous (%) | 14.4% | 13.2% | 11.4% | 10.9% |
Age at first birth among parous women (years) | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.1 |
Number of children | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Family history of breast cancer (%) | 13.2% | 10.8% | 11.2% | 9.7% |
Ever use of oral contraceptives (%) | 35.2% | 43.4% | 51.5% | 56.9% |
Postmenopausal at diagnosis (%)b | 93.9% | 89.7% | 88.6% | 89.7% |
Total energy intake (kcal per day) | 1575 | 1571 | 1610 | 1620 |
Stage I (%) | 48.5% | 52.4% | 53.4% | 60.3% |
Treatment (%) b , c | ||||
Radiation | 47.3% | 58.4% | 62.5% | 63.6% |
Chemotherapy | 10.5% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 19.4% |
Hormonal | 33.2% | 34.4% | 37.5% | 37.0% |
Estrogen receptor positive (%)b | 81.2% | 81.3% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
Progesterone receptor positive (%)b | 69.5% | 68.4% | 63.9% | 61.7% |
