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Finding
improvement
Greater adherence to an overall plant-based diet index was associated with an 11% lower risk of invasive breast cancer, though the association was modestly attenuated after adjusting for weight change since age 18.
| Effect size | HR Q5 vs Q1 0.89 |
| CI | 95% CI 0.84, 0.95 |
| Comparator | Lowest quintile of PDI adherence (Q1) |
| Effect summary | improvement; HR Q5 vs Q1 0.89; CI: 95% CI 0.84, 0.95 |
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Source
PMC8492491
Healthful and unhealthful plant-based diets and risk of breast cancer in U.S. women: results from the Nurses’ Health Studies