Table 4

Association of breast cancer with selected NAT1 genotypes, cigarette smoking, and well done meat intake among postmenopausal women

NAT1 *4/*4, *3/*4, or *3/*3NAT1*11/Any
Cases/ControlsOR (95% CI)Cases/ControlsOR (95% CI)
Smoking characteristics
 Nonsmokers54 /1341.0  (reference)5 /62.1  (0.6–7.1)
 Smokers28 /631.1  (0.7–2.0)5 /113.2  (1.5–116.0)
Red meat intake (by tertile)
 Low30 /731.0  (reference)2 /22.7  (0.4–20.6)
 Medium30 /631.2  (0.6–2.1)4 /33.4  (0.7–16.2)
 High23 /631.9  (0.5–1.7)5 /26.1  (1.1–33.2)
Meat doneness level
 Not consistently well done54 /1361.0  (reference)6 /43.6  (1.0–13.4)
 Consistently well done23 /401.4  (0.8–2.5)2 /15.6  (0.5–62.7)

Adapted from Zheng et al., 1999. Odds ratios (OR) adjusted for age and family history of breast cancer.