Research Article

Adherence to Lifelines Diet Score (LLDS) Is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer (BrCa): A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Dietary intakes of study participants across case and control groups as well as quartiles of LLDS.

Groups, mean (SD) valueaQuartiles of LLDS, mean (SD) valuea
Case (n = 253)Control (n = 267)Q1Q4

Energy (kcal/d)2753.45 (798.02)2464.1 (607.43)<0.0012684.42 (770.14)2592.07 (669.86)0.589
Carbohydrate (g/d)372.54(7.01)343.54 (5.49)0.001357.55 (102.14)362.94 (97.10)0.859
Protein (g/d)80.08 (1.49)88.47 (1.56)<0.00178.33 (23.85)92.51 (26.36)<0.001
Fat (g/d)108.24 (2.55)91.82 (2.20)<0.001110.10 (48.52)92.50 (28.38)0.006
SFA (g/d)32.92 (11.26)29.20 (10.53)<0.00132.31 (13.21)29.99 (9.44)0.418
MUFA (g/d)32.29 (13.29)37.24 (15.97)<0.00133.25 (16.54)24.92 (13.36)<0.001
PUFA (g/d)20.48 (10.35)24.49 (13.29)<0.00126.21 (14.65)18.95 (7.79)<0.001
Cholesterol (mg/d)293.52 (135.55)261.88 (139.27)0.009275.98 (131.08)286.87 (146.13)0.850
Fiber (g/d)37.96 (19.28)39.89 (18.58)0.24740.19 (22.91)38.76 (13.40)0.417
Sodium (mg/d)4740.74 (1811.95)4307.06 (1898.50)0.0084847.81 (2163.35)4265.17 (1454.76)0.073
Potassium (mg/d)3766.23 (1224.29)4297.22 (1261.12)<0.0013484.51 (1195.27)4725.62 (1184.66)<0.001
Phosphor (mg/d)1482.87 (492.60)1617.48 (485.35)0.0021367.58 (472.82)1745.82 (509.14)<0.001
Iron (mg/d)20.28 (9.96)16.34 (6.06)<0.00118.38 (7.87)18.50 (7.79)0.917
Calcium (mg/d)1215.79 (463.90)1335.27 (458.76)0.0031084.30 (452.25)1453.21 (498.15)<0.001
Magnesium (mg/d)370.06 (119.89)402.91 (133.15)0.003335.84 (106.98)442.72 (119.72)<0.001
Zinc (mg/d)11.76 (3.82)12.95 (4.05)0.00111.49 (3.95)13.52 (3.65)<0.001
Vitamin C (mg/d)159.16 (89.15)197.87 (78.89)<0.001147.07 (82.51)222.93 (84.78)<0.001
Folate (mcg/d)485.57 (168.28)455.20 (163.07)0.037465.79 (186.66)468.61 (130.00)0.977
Vitamin B12 (mcg/d)5.53 (3.87)6.70 (4.53)0.0026.46 (5.76)6.09 (2.84)0.740
Vitamin E (mg/d)17.64 (13.16)23.59 (17.54)<0.00122.53 (21.15)18.38 (9.66)0.232
Vitamin D (mcg/d)2.04 (3.44)2.7 (3.06)0.0121.46 (1.87)2.41 (3.27)<0.001

Abbreviations; SFA, saturated fatty acid. aObtained from ANOVA.