Dietary carbohydrates, fiber, and breast cancer risk in Chinese women

Higher dietary carbohydrate intake was associated with a significantly higher risk of premenopausal breast cancer in a dose-response manner, with the highest quintile showing a hazard ratio of 2.01 co

Effect: adverse; HR 2.01 (Q5 vs Q1); CI: 95% CI (1.26, 3.19)

No significant association was found between dietary carbohydrate intake and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women (HR 0.98, 95% CI 0.72-1.34 for highest vs lowest quintile, p for trend=0.549).

Effect: null; HR 0.98 (Q5 vs Q1); CI: 95% CI (0.72, 1.34)

Glycemic load was significantly associated with elevated breast cancer risk in premenopausal women, with the fourth quintile showing a hazard ratio of 1.63 compared to the lowest quintile (95% CI 1.07

Effect: adverse; HR 1.63 (Q4 vs Q1); CI: 95% CI (1.07, 2.48)