Cardiovascular Research Center (Dr Rastad) and Clinical Research Development Center of Kamali Hospital (Dr Rastad), Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran; Department of Surgery, Arash Women’s Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Drs Saberi and Alipour); Breast Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Dr Alipour); and Department of Nutrition, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Ms Ghanaei).

Correspondence: Sadaf Alipour, MD, Breast Disease Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Sadaf Bldg, Cancer Institute, Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran, Iran ([email protected]).

The authors acknowledge Dr Mahboubeh Abedi and Mrs Matina Noori for her assistance in gathering data, and Mrs Arezoo Maleki-Hajiagha for her support in designing the study.

The authors’ contributions are as follows: H. R., A. S., and S. A. contributed to the study conception and design. A. S. and S. A. contributed to material preparation and data collection. Data analysis was performed by H. R. and M. G. The first draft of the manuscript was written by S. A. and all authors commented on the draft. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.

All methods were performed in accordance with the guidelines and regulations of the Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, and in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The Ethics Committee of Tehran University of Medical Sciences approved the 2 studies (codes: IR.TUMS.VCR.1397.357 and IR.TUMS.VCR. REC.1397.358). An informed consent was signed by all participating women.

The authors have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with, or financial interest in, any commercial companies pertaining to this article.