Table 3

Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for associations of SULT1A1 and UGT1A1 genotypes with breast cancer phenotypes

Phenotype

Genotype [number (%) of subjects]

Adjusted odds ratio

Adjusted 95% confidence interval

P


High-activity SULT1A1 genotypea

Other SULT1A1 genotypes


Age at diagnosis

<60 years

57 (66.28%)

48 (53.33%)

1.85d

1.00–3.45d

0.08

≥60 years

29 (33.72%)

42 (46.67%)

Tumor size

≤2 cm

54 (71.05%)

33(51.56%)

2.63e

1.25–5.56e

0.02

>2 cm

22 (28.95%)

31 (48.44%)

Tumor grade

1

20 (25.32%)

16 (22.86%)

2 or 3

59 (74.68%)

54 (77.14%)

1.36e

0.52–2.50e

0.73


Low-activity UGT1A1 genotypesb

Other UGT1A1 genotypes


Age at diagnosis

<60 years

6 (31.58%)

112 (61.88%)

≥60 years

13 (68.42%)

69 (38.12%)

3.70d

1.33–10.00d

0.01

Tumor size

≤2 cm

12 (70.59%)

86 (61.87%)

1.42e

0.45–4.44e

0.48

>2 cm

5 (29.41%)

53 (38.13%)

Tumor grade

1

4 (21.05%)

40 (26.85%)

2 or 3

15 (78.95%)

109 (73.15%)

3.70e

1.33–10.00e

0.59


SULT1A1 and UGT1A1 high-activity genotypesc

Other SULT1A1 and UGT1A1 genotypes


Age at diagnosis

<60 years

20 (57.14%)

82 (59.85%)

1.10d

0.52–2.35d

0.77

≥60 years

15 (42.86%)

55 (40.15%)

Tumor size

≤2 cm

19 (70.37%)

67 (59.82%)

1.79e

0.69–4.55e

0.31

>2 cm

8 (29.63%)

45 (40.18%)

Tumor grade

1

11 (37.93%)

24 (20.51%)

2.56e

1.04–6.25e

0.05

2 or 3

18 (62.07%)

93 (79.49%)


Associations in the group of ER-negative tumorsf

High-activity SULT1A1 genotypea

Other SULT1A1 genotypes


Age at diagnosis

<60 years

21 (91.30%)

12 (60.00%)

7.14d

1.23–50d

0.02

≥60 years

2 (8.70%)

8 (40.00%)

Tumor size

≤2 cm

18 (78.26%)

7 (41.18%)

14.28e

2.17–100e

0.02

>2 cm

5 (21.74%)

10 (58.82%)


SULT1A1 and UGT1A1 high-activity genotypesc

Other SULT1A1 and UGT1A1 genotypes


Tumor size

≤2 cm

22 (73.33%)

3 (30.00%)

9.02e

1.59–51.31e

0.01

>2 cm

8 (26.67%)

7 (70.00%)

Tumor grade

1

3 (37.50%)

3 (8.82%)

10.00e

1.09–100e

0.04

2 or 3

5 (62.50%)

31 (91.18%)


Associations in the group of ER-positive tumorsf

Low-activity UGT1A1 genotypesb

Other UGT1A1 genotypes


Age at diagnosis

<60 years

1 (14.29%)

47 (60.26%)

≥60 years

6 (85.71%)

31 (39.74%)

9.09d

1.08–100d

0.02


Statistically significant P values, as determined by the chi-squared test, are indicated in bold. ER, estrogen receptor.

aHigh-activity SULT1A1 genotype, SULT1A1*1/*1.

bLow-activity UGT1A1 genotypes, UGT1A1*28/*28 and UGT1A1*28/*34.

cHigh-activity UGT1A1 genotypes, UGT1A1*1/*1, UGT1A1*33/*33 and UGT1A1*1/*33.

dAdjusted for race (Caucasian or not Caucasian).

eAdjusted for age at diagnosis and race (Caucasian or not Caucasian).

fOnly statistically significant associations are shown.

Shatalova et al. Breast Cancer Research 2005 7:R909   doi:10.1186/bcr1318

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