Table 2

Adjusted ORs for breast cancer associated with hormone-related risk factors by ER/PR status

Variables
No. controls
All cases versus controls
ER+PR+ cases versus controls
ER- PR- cases versus controls
ER+PR+ cases versus ER- PR- cases





Number of cases
OR (95% CI)
Number of cases
OR (95% CI)
Number of cases
OR (95% CI)
OR (95% CI)

Age at menarche, years
     ≤ 11
90
400
1.00
188
1.00
92
1.00
1.00
     12
109
532
1.13 (0.83–1.55)
278
1.24 (0.88–1.75)
119
1.18 (0.79–1.77)
1.04 (0.74–1.47)
     13
121
475
0.88 (0.65–1.21)
231
0.87 (0.62–1.24)
110
0.94 (0.62–1.41)
0.93 (0.65–1.33)
     ≥ 14
120
318
0.61 (0.44–0.85)
157
0.60 (0.42–0.86)
64
0.59 (0.38–0.92)
1.02 (0.67–1.53)
     Trend p value


0.0007

0.0006

0.008
0.85
Number of full-term pregnanciesa
     None
125
564
1.00
301
1.00
113
1.00
1.00
     1
85
347
0.91 (0.66–1.25)
157
0.77 (0.55–1.10)
82
1.06 (0.70–1.62)
0.70 (0.49–1.02)
     2
139
492
0.81 (0.61–1.07)
251
0.77 (0.57–1.06)
106
0.95 (0.64–1.39)
0.84 (0.60–1.18)
     3
56
224
0.81 (0.56–1.18)
100
0.69 (0.45–1.04)
54
1.06 (0.65–1.73)
0.68 (0.44–1.05)
     ≥ 4
35
98
0.49 (0.31–0.78)
45
0.47 (0.28–0.80)
30
0.72 (0.39–1.33)
0.65 (0.37–1.15)
     Trend p value


0.008

0.005

0.50
0.09
Age at first full-term pregnancy for parous women, yearsa,b
     <22
68
316
1.00
126
1.00
96
1.00
1.00
     22–27
89
333
1.07 (0.72–1.58)
149
1.14 (0.73–1.78)
81
0.92 (0.56–1.50)
1.25 (0.81–1.94)
     28–31
78
265
1.03 (0.66–1.60)
134
1.17 (0.71–1.93)
57
0.82 (0.46–1.45)
1.42 (0.85–2.37)
     ≥ 32
80
247
0.92 (0.57–1.48)
144
1.23 (0.72–2.10)
38
0.56 (0.30–1.07)
2.22 (1.24–3.98)
     Trend p value


0.65

0.49

0.08
0.009
Duration of breastfeeding for parous women, monthsa,b
     0
38
247
1.00
102
1.00
63
1.00
1.00
     <1
23
144
0.99 (0.56–1.77)
65
1.01 (0.53–1.90)
38
1.19 (0.59–2.39)
0.82 (0.47–1.44)
     1–6
80
273
0.58 (0.37–0.91)
131
0.57 (0.34–0.94)
68
0.72 (0.41–1.27)
0.77 (0.47–1.26)
     7–23
110
322
0.52 (0.33–0.82)
165
0.52 (0.31–0.87)
63
0.55 (0.31–0.98)
0.97 (0.59–1.61)
     ≥ 24
64
175
0.51 (0.30–0.86)
90
0.49 (0.27–0.87)
40
0.62 (0.32–1.21)
0.77 (0.42–1.39)
     Trend p value


0.001

0.002

0.03
0.63
BMI 1 year before reference date, kg/m2
     <25
257
939
1.00
495
1.00
183
1.00
1.00
     25–29
95
425
1.18 (0.89–1.55)
209
1.11 (0.82–1.50)
101
1.41 (0.99–2.02)
0.81 (0.59–1.10)
     30–34
51
221
1.01 (0.70–1.44)
94
0.88 (0.59–1.30)
61
1.43 (0.91–2.23)
0.60 (0.40–0.89)
     ≥ 35
37
140
0.88 (0.58–1.34)
56
0.69 (0.43–1.11)
40
1.18 (0.70–2.01)
0.61 (0.38–0.99)
     Trend p value


0.82

0.20

0.16
0.005
Duration of COC use, years
     Never
47
244
1.00
128
1.00
47
1.00
1.00
     <1
73
295
0.78 (0.51–1.18)
133
0.70 (0.44–1.12)
59
0.76 (0.43–1.33)
0.93 (0.57–1.52)
     1–4
108
429
0.80 (0.54–1.19)
227
0.81 (0.53–1.25)
90
0.87 (0.52–1.46)
0.92 (0.59–1.43)
     5–9
115
362
0.62 (0.42–0.93)
173
0.57 (0.37–0.88)
90
0.82 (0.49–1.37)
0.71 (0.45–1.12)
     ≥ 10
97
395
0.84 (0.56–1.26)
193
0.76 (0.49–1.18)
99
1.27 (0.75–2.14)
0.61 (0.39–0.96)
     Trend p value


0.30

0.16

0.18
0.008
Alcohol drinking status during reference agec
     Never
141
558
1.00
251
1.00
138
1.00
1.00
     Former
90
328
0.96 (0.71–1.31)
162
1.02 (0.72–1.44)
74
0.88 (0.59–1.33)
1.14 (0.79–1.64)
     Current
209
839
1.05 (0.81–1.36)
441
1.17 (0.88–1.55)
173
0.93 (0.67–1.30)
1.25 (0.93–1.68)
Average number of alcoholic drinks per week in recent 5 years
     Never
141
558
1.00
251
1.00
138
1.00
1.00
     <3
130
481
1.01 (0.76–1.35)
248
1.11 (0.81–1.53)
101
0.89 (0.61–1.30)
1.22 (0.87–1.71)
     3–5
49
171
0.93 (0.63–1.37)
90
1.01 (0.66–1.54)
34
0.76 (0.45–1.28)
1.31 (0.81–2.11)
     6–11
32
157
1.16 (0.75–1.81)
82
1.26 (0.78–2.03)
34
1.06 (0.60–1.86)
1.20 (0.74–1.94)
     > 12
17
127
1.77 (1.01–3.08)
68
2.10 (1.17–3.79)
27
1.71 (0.87–3.38)
1.24 (0.73–2.09)
     Trend p value


0.12

0.03

0.42
0.23
Drinking alcohol but not in the recent five years
71
231
0.88 (0.63–1.22)
115
0.92 (0.63–1.34)
51
0.80 (0.51–1.26)
1.14 (0.76–1.73)

ORs are from multivariable unconditional logistic regression models with the adjustment for race, age, education, first-degree breast cancer family history, age at menarche, gravidity, number of full-term pregnancies, BMI 1 year before reference date, COC use, the average number of alcoholic drinks per week in the recent 5 years, a variable combining menopausal status and hormone therapy use except where otherwise noted. BMI, body mass index; COC, combined oral contraceptive; CI, confidence interval; ER, estrogen receptor; OR, odds ratio; PR, progesterone receptor. aModels did not include gravidity. bAge at first full-term pregnancy and duration of breastfeeding mutually adjusted for each other. cAlcohol drinking status during reference age replaced the number of alcoholic drinks per week in the recent 5 years in the models.

Ma et al. Breast Cancer Research 2006 8:R39   doi:10.1186/bcr1514

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