Table 2.

Associations of women’s employment trajectories from age 16 to 65 with cancer (all sites, n = 781) over the life course. Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), 2004–2020

Types of employment trajectories	OR (95%CI)
Mainly home/family	Ref.
Mainly full-time	1.73 (1.40–2.16)
Mainly full-time to home/family	1.51 (1.19–1.93)
Mainly self-employment	0.76 (0.51–1.09)
Full-time or home/family to part time	2.28 (1.70–3.05)
Home/family to full-time	1.23 (0.84–1.77)
Mainly unemployment	1.05 (0.48–2.03)
Other	1.47 (1.02–2.09)

Notes: Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs); Ref.= reference category. All models are adjusted with covariates (age, birth cohort, BMI at baseline, smoking at baseline, number of chronic conditions, and physical activity) and attrition (reason for dropout).