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. 2000 Jun;49(6):580–590. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00198.x

Table 4.

Odds ratios crude and adjusted by COC product.

Product Year of birth controls 5 years banded controls
Cases Controls Unadjusted Adjusted Cases Controls Unadjusted Adjusted
LNG 150 µg + Ethinyloestradiol 30 µg 62 224 REFERENCE 64 273 REFERENCE
1.4 (0.9,2.1) 1.4 (0.9,2.1)
DSG 150 µg + Ethinyloestradiol 30 µg 62 218 1.1 (0.7,1.7) 1.0 (0.6,1.6) 65 223 1.4 (0.9,2.2) 1.5 (0.9,2.3)
GST 75 µg + Ethinyloestradiol 30 µg 60 204 1.1 (0.7,1.7) 1.3 (0.8,2.1) 63 208 1.1 (0.6,2.1) 1.0 (0.5,2.0)
DSG 150 µg + Ethinyloestradiol 20 µg 17 76 0.8 (0.4,1.6) 0.8 (0.4,1.6) 18 76 0.6 (0.4,1.1) 0.6 (0.4,1.0)
Triphasic LNG (50 75 125) + Ethinyloestradiol (30 40 30)µg 25 135 0.7 (0.4,1.1) 0.7 (0.4,1.2) 26 178 1.6 (0.8,3.1) 1.6 (0.8,3 3.2)
NRG 250 µg + Ethinyloestradiol 35 µg 15 51 1.1 (0.6,2.1) 1.1 (0.6,2.3) 15 45 0.7 (0.2,1.8) 0.8 (0.3,2.1)
NRT 500 µg + Ethinyloestradiol 35 4 42 0.3 (0.1,0.9) 0.3 (0.1,1.0) 5 34 2.8 (1.4,5.6) 2.3 (1.1, 4.7)
Cyproterone acetate 2 mg Ethinyloestradiol 35 µg 16 36 1.7 (0.9,3.3) 1.4 (0.7,2.9) 16 26 0.8 (0.5,1.3) 0.9 (0.5,1.4)
BMI < 20 26 155 0.8 (0.5,1.3) 0.7 (0.5,1.2) 28 158 1.3 (0.8,1.8) 1.2 (0.8,1.8)
BMI 20–25 110 537 REFERENCE 115 540 REFERENCE
BMI 25–30 54 164 1.6 (1.1,2.4) 1.6 (1.1,2.3) 56 209 1.3 (0.8,1.8) 1.2 (0.8,1.8)
BMI 30–35 25 62 2.0 (1.2,3.3) 1.9 (1.1,3.2) 25 53 2.1 (1.2,3.6) 2.0 (1.1,3.4)
BMI 35 + 19 20 4.8 (2.5,9.3) 3.8 (1.8,8.0) 19 34 2.6 (1.4,4.7) 2.0 (1.0,3.9)
Unknown BMI 51 160 1.7 (1.1,2.5) 1.1 (0.7,1.8) 53 178 1.5 (1.0,2.2) 1.0 (0.6,1.7)
No asthma 231 987 REFERENCE 240 1084 REFERENCE
Asthma 54 111 2.2 (1.5,3.2) 1.9 (1.3,2.9) 56 88 3.1 (2.1,4.5) 2.5 (1.6,3.8)
Non smoker 141 712 REFERENCE 150 741 REFERENCE
Smoker 102 302 1.8 (1.4,2.5) 2.0 (1.4,2.7) 102 347 1.5 (1.1,2.0) 1.5 (1.1,2.1)
Smoking unknown 42 84 3.1 (1.9,5.0) 2.9 (1.7,5.1) 44 84 3.1 (2.0,4.9) 3.0 (1.7,5.9)
Diastolic BP < 90 mmHg 243 1012 REFERENCE 249 1069 REFERENCE
Diastolic BP 90 mmHg and over 17 34 2.0 (1.0,3.7) 1.1 (0.5,2.3) 18 48 1.6 (0.9,2.9) 1.3 (0.7,2.6)
BP unknown 25 52 2.3 (1.3,3.9) 1.5 (0.8,2.9) 29 55 2.5 (1.5,4.2) 1.7 (0.9,3.2)
0 non-OC scripts 60 397 REFERENCE 62 434 REFERENCE
1–2 non-OC scripts 86 370 1.5 (1.0,2.3) 1.6 (1.0,2.5) 92 388 1.6 (1.2,2.3) 1.6 (1.1,2.3)
3 and more non-OC scripts 139 331 2.5 (1.8,3.5) 2.2 (1.7,3.7) 142 350 2.9 (2.1,4.0) 2.3 (1.6,3.3)
Exposure < 6months 120 373 1.4 (1.1,1.9) 1.3 (1.0,1.8) 127 432 1.3 (1.0,1.7) 1.1 (0.8,1.5)
Exposure 6 months or more 165 725 REFERENCE 169 740 REFERENCE

Note: statistically significant ORs(at the 5% level) are shown in bold.