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. 2003 Apr 3;72(5):1117–1130. doi: 10.1086/375033

Table 5.

RRs for Mutation Carriers, as Compared to Baseline, for Models Allowing for Center, Type-of-Index-Case, and Year-of-Birth Effects[Note]

RR (95% Floated CI) for Carriers of Mutations in
BRCA1 (P=.32)
BRCA2 (P=.13)
Center Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer
United Kingdoma 1.0 (.55–1.8) 1.0 (.41–2.4) 1.0 (.69–1.4) 1.0 (.33–3.1)
Canada .51 (.36–.71) .34 (.19–.59) .53 (.30–1.0) 3.1 (1.3–7.1)
Poland .47 (.28–.78) .40 (.18–.90)
Iceland 1.0 (.69–1.4) 1.0 (.33–3.1)
Other .69 (.44–1.1) .52 (.25–1.1) 1.4 (.77–2.6) 4.2 (1.2–14)
RR (95% Floated CI) for Carriers of Mutations in
BRCA1 (P=.015)
BRCA2 (P=.01)
Type of Index Case Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer
Breast cancer at ⩾35 yearsa 1.0 (.68–1.5) 1.0 (.53–1.9) 1.0 (.68–1.5) 1.0 (.42–2.4)
Breast cancer at <35 years 2.2 (1.4–3.3) 1.8 (.82–4.0) 1.2 (.57–2.5) 14 (3.8–53)
Male breast cancer 1.3 (.65–2.7) 1.8 (.92–3.6)
Ovarian cancer .83 (.59–1.2) 1.1 (.69–1.8) .45 (.23–.89) 6.5 (2.1–21)
RR (95% Floated CI) for Carriers of Mutations in
BRCA1 (P=.00001)
BRCA2 (P=.16)
Year of Birth Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer Breast Cancer Ovarian Cancer
Before 1920a 1.0 (.53–1.9) 1.0 (.27–3.7) 1.0 (.60–1.7)
1920–39 2.7 (1.9–3.8) 12 (7.3–18) 1.2 (.71–1.9)
1940–59 3.7 (2.6–5.1) 9.5 (4.9–19) 2.1 (1.2–3.6)
1960 onward 7.7 (2.6–23) 4.8 (1.0–23)

Note.— P values are from comparison of the fitted model with that of the basic model. Age-specific RRs for each of these models are not shown but in all cases were similar to the estimates for the basic model (table 4).

a

Baseline category.