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Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Nov 23;34(5):421–430. doi: 10.1007/s10552-022-01653-z

Table 2.

Associations of anthropometric, metabolic, and lifestyle factors with endometrial cancer

Cases Controls OR1 95% CI OR2 95% CI
BMI, kg/m2
 <25 126 852 1.00 Reference
 25–29 219 1061 1.31 1.02, 1.67
 30–34 191 617 1.94 1.50, 2.51
 35–39 111 295 2.35 1.74, 3.17
 ≥40 144 225 3.92 2.91, 5.27
 Missing3 20 74
Ptrend <0.0001
Early adulthood BMI, kg/m2 3 4
 <18.5 85 452 0.81 0.62, 1.06
 18.5–24 405 1562 1.00 Reference
 25–29 80 204 1.00 0.73, 1.35
 ≥30 45 84 1.18 0.78, 1.79
 Missing3 129 425
Ptrend 0.19
Cross-classified early adulthood BMI × recent BMI, kg/m2 3 4, 5
 <25, <25 77 517 1.00 Reference
 <25, ≥25 412 1485 1.86 1.42, 2.44
 ≥25, <25 4 21 1.33 0.44, 4.06
 ≥25, ≥256 120 261 2.81 2.01, 3.92
 Missing3 2 18
Waist circumference, cm7
 <73.7 30 201 1.00 Reference
 73.7–82.3 52 268 1.13 0.68, 1.86
 82.4–89.4 50 174 1.30 0.78, 2.19
 89.5–96.5 65 175 1.51 0.91, 2.52
 >96.5 85 165 1.33 0.79, 2.22
 Missing3 143 570
Ptrend 0.25
Cross-classified obesity with abdominal obesity7
 BMI<30 kg/m2, WC≤88 cm 83 469 1.00 Reference
 BMI≥30 kg/m2, WC≤88 cm 37 120 1.89 1.20, 2.96
 BMI<30 kg/m2, WC>88 cm 29 119 1.21 0.74, 1.99
 BMI≥30 kg/m2, WC>88 cm8 130 259 2.50 1.80, 3.49
 Missing3
Diabetes9
 No 587 2302 1.00 Reference
 Yes 156 422 1.19 0.95, 1.49
 Missing3 1 3

BMI=body mass index, WC=waist circumference.

1

Adjusted for age, study, menopausal status, ever use of menopausal hormones, age at menarche, parity, ever use of oral contraceptives, and smoking status.

2

Adjusted for age, study, menopausal status, body mass index, ever use of menopausal hormones, age at menarche, parity, ever use of oral contraceptives, and smoking status.

3

Number missing within studies included in the analysis

4

Analysis of participants from AARP, BWHS, CCS, EDGE, FHCRC, MEC, and NYUWHS studies

5

Correlation coefficient between BMI at age 18–20 and adult BMI=0.47

6

pinteraction=0.78

7

Analysis of participants from AARP, BWHS, and EDGE studies

8

pinteraction=0.73

9

Analysis of participants from AARP, BWHS, CCS, EDGE, FHCRC, MEC, and NYUWHS studies