Consumption of sweet foods and mammographic breast density: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Caroline Diorio¹  Isabelle Dumas²  Caroline S Duchaine² 

[1] Centre des maladies du sein Deschênes-Fabia, Hôpital St-Sacrement du CHU de Québec, 1050, chemin Ste-Foy, G1S 4L8 Quebec, QC, Canada;Axe Oncologie, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec, Hôpital du Saint-Sacrement, 1050, chemin Ste-Foy, G1S 4L8 Quebec City, QC, Canada

关键词: Diet;    Breast cancer;    Sugar intake;    Breast density;    Epidemiological;   

Others  :  1129109
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-554

 received in 2013-12-17, accepted in 2014-05-27,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

The increasing consumption of sugar worldwide seems to lead to several health problems, including some types of cancer. While some studies reported a positive association between sweet foods intake and breast cancer risk, little is known about their relation to mammographic density (MD), a strong breast cancer risk factor. This study examined the association of sweet foods and drinks intake with MD among 776 premenopausal and 779 postmenopausal women recruited at mammography.

Methods

A food-frequency questionnaire was used to assess intake of sweet foods, sugar-sweetened beverages and spoonsful of sugar added. Percent and absolute breast density were estimated using a computer-assisted method. Multivariate generalized linear models were used to evaluate associations. All models were adjusted for potential confounders, including age and body mass index.

Results

For increasing quartiles of sugar-sweetened beverages intake, adjusted-mean absolute density was respectively 32, 34, 32 and 36 cm² among all women (P_trend = 0.040) and 43, 46, 44 and 51 cm² among premenopausal women (P_trend = 0.007). For increasing quartiles of sweet foods intake, adjusted-mean percent density was respectively 16, 16, 17 and 19% among postmenopausal women (P_trend = 0.036). No association was shown between intake of spoonsful of sugar added and MD.

Conclusion

Our results suggest that an increase in sweet foods or sugar-sweetened beverage intake is associated with higher MD.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Duchaine et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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