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Multivitamin Use and Mammographic Breast Density.

Oreoluwa G Oginni¹, Syed Mahfuz Al Hasan², Adetunji T Toriola³

¹Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States; Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, United States.

The Journal of Nutrition

|March 15, 2025

Summary

Multivitamin use, regardless of frequency, shows no association with mammographic breast density (MBD). Further research is needed on dietary patterns and specific nutrients

Keywords:

mammographic breast density menopausal status multivitamin use race volumetric percent density

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Area of Science:

Radiology and Imaging
Nutritional Science
Women's Health

Background:

The relationship between multivitamin consumption and mammographic breast density (MBD) remains inconclusive, with prior studies yielding contradictory results.
Understanding factors influencing MBD is crucial for breast cancer risk assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the association between multivitamin use and volumetric measures of MBD, including volumetric percent density (VPD), dense volume (DV), and nondense volume (NDV).
To investigate these associations in a diverse cohort of women undergoing screening mammography.

Main Methods:

A cross-sectional study involving 1083 women was conducted.
Participants were categorized by multivitamin intake frequency: nonusers, <1, 1-3, 4-6 days/week, and daily users.
Mammographic breast density was quantified using Volpara 1.5 software, and data were analyzed using general linear modeling, adjusting for multiple confounders.

Main Results:

No statistically significant association was found between multivitamin use and volumetric percent density (VPD) across all usage frequencies (P = 0.794).
Similar null findings were observed for dense volume (DV) and nondense volume (NDV).
Subgroup analyses indicated that race and menopausal status did not modify these associations.

Conclusions:

This study found no evidence to support an association between multivitamin use and mammographic breast density, irrespective of intake frequency.
Further research is warranted to explore the complex interplay between dietary patterns, specific nutrient intake, and MBD.
Investigating these interactions may improve our understanding of how dietary factors influence breast density.