Association of serum vitamins and carotenoids with breast cancer status among adult women in NHANES 2017-2018: a cross-sectional study.

Transl Cancer Res · 2026 · PMC13265197 · PMID 42305524

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Alpha-carotene remained inversely associated with breast cancer status, with significant associations observed in Q2 (OR =0.54, 95% CI: 0.29–0.99, P<0.05) and Q4 (OR =0.38, 95% CI: 0.18–0.79, P=0.009), and a significant trend across quartiles (P-trend =0.03).

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For lutein and zeaxanthin, participants in Q3 had significantly lower odds of breast cancer than those in Q1 (OR =0.19, 95% CI: 0.06–0.62, P=0.009), whereas the association for Q4 did not reach statistical significance.

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