Alcohol and breast cancer risk among Asian-American women in Los Angeles County

Breast Cancer Research

Table 6 Adjusted^a mean concentrations of circulating hormones and other biomarkers^b by current alcohol intake among 196 postmenopausal control women

Alcohol^c	E1 pg/ml	E2 pg/ml	Free E2 pg/ml	Total T ng/dl	Free T pg/ml	SHBG nM	Adione pg/ml	DHEAS μg/dl	IGF-1 ng/ml	IGFBP-3 μg/ml	Adiponectin ng/ml
No (n = 147)	31.3	10.2	4.1	17.9	5.2	38.8	461	64.0	115.7	4.4	12.0
Yes (n = 49)	34.7	10.3	5.0	19.6	6.5	45.5	509	74.4	113.8	4.0	14.3
P	0.11	0.92	0.32	0.31	0.27	0.09	0.20	0.23	0.78	0.03	0.10

^aLeast-square means were adjusted for age, Asian ethnicity, birthplace, education, age at menarche, parity, type of menopause, age at menopause, and current BMI. ^bE1, estrone; E2, estradiol; Free E2, non-SHBG-bound estradiol; T, testosterone; Free T, non-SHBG-bound testosterone; SHBG, sex-hormone-binding globulin; Adione, androstenedione; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor-1; IGFBP-3, insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3. ^cBased on 49 current drinkers (11 Chinese, 18 Japanese, 20 Filipino) and 147 noncurrent drinkers (42 Chinese, 48 Japanese, 57 Filipino).

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