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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 3.

Associations of reproductive history and exogenous hormone use with endometrial cancer

Cases Controls OR1 95% CI OR2 95% CI
Age at menarche, years
 <11 124 342 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 11–12 308 1184 0.67 0.51, 0.88 0.69 0.52, 0.92
 13–14 271 1142 0.62 0.47, 0.80 0.68 0.52, 0.90
 ≥15 105 451 0.59 0.43, 0.81 0.66 0.38, 1.08
 Missing3 3 5
Ptrend 0.03
Parity
 Parous 662 2685 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Nulliparous 143 419 1.34 1.08, 1.66 1.38 1.11, 1.72
 Missing3 6 20
Number of births4
 1 146 598 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 2 154 743 0.86 0.67, 1.11 0.82 0.63, 1.07
 3 152 543 1.14 0.88, 1.48 1.04 0.78, 1.37
 4 103 343 1.23 0.92, 1.66 1.04 0.76, 1.43
 ≥5 107 458 0.93 0.69, 1.25 0.75 0.55, 1.04
Ptrend 0.23
Age at first birth, years4
 <20 273 1082 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 20–24 234 875 1.08 0.89, 1.32 1.13 0.91, 1.40
 25–29 113 418 1.08 0.84, 1.40 1.14 0.86, 1.50
 ≥30 34 283 0.48 0.33, 1.40 0.49 0.32, 0.74
 Missing3 8 27
Ptrend 0.03
Age at last birth, years4 5
 <25 71 260 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 25–29 109 362 1.21 0.85, 1.71 1.34 0.91, 1.97
 30–34 83 391 0.80 0.56, 1.15 1.12 0.73, 1.70
 ≥35 59 360 0.63 0.42, 0.92 0.87 0.55, 1.38
 Missing3 3 15
Ptrend 0.40
Tubal ligation6
 No 89 203 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Yes 31 101 0.68 0.41, 1.12 1.00 0.56, 1.77
 Missing3 33 123
OC duration, years7
 Never use 207 685 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 <1 109 408 0.88 0.60, 1.29 0.86 0.58, 1.28
 1–4 146 530 0.87 0.61, 1.23 0.85 0.59, 1.23
 ≥5 101 679 0.42 0.26, 0.67 0.44 0.27, 0.70
 Missing3 139 400
Ptrend 0.04
Estrogen-only menopausal hormone use8, 9, 10
 Never 484 1831 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 Ever 63 275 0.90 0.67, 1.21 1.00 0.72, 1.39
 Missing3 20 146
Estrogen-only menopausal hormone duration of use, years8, 9, 10
 0 484 1831 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
 1–4 48 252 0.76 0.55, 1.06 0.85 0.60, 1.22
 ≥5 15 31 1.77 0.93, 3.35 2.08 1.06, 4.06
 Missing3 20 146
Ptrend 0.03

OC=oral contraceptives.

1

Adjusted for age, study, menopausal status,

2

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

3

Number missing within studies included in the analysis

4

Analysis restricted to parous women

5

Analysis of participants from studies BWHS, EDGE, FHCRC, WISE studies

6

Analysis of participants from CCS, EDGE, NYUWHS studies

7

Analysis of participants from BWHS, CCS, EDGE, FHCRC, MEC, WISE studies

8

Analysis restricted to postmenopausal women

9

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