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. 2008 Jun 10;99(1):207–213. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604423

Table 2. OR of BC for anthropometric factors.

  Pre-menopausal
Post-menopausal
Factors Case/control (898/1182) OR (95% CI) Case/control (968/691) OR (95% CI)
Height (in cm) a        
 <160 734/991 1.00  — 829/634 1.00  —
 ⩾160 147/182 1.05 (0.81–1.38) 103/48 1.61 (1.08–2.42)
 Unknown 17/9 1.39 (0.41–4.76) 36/9 1.04 (0.32–3.35)
         
Height (in cm) (urban) b
 <160 251/294 1.00  — 341/252 1.00  —
 ⩾160 52/54 1.03 (0.62–1.69) 44/20 1.89 (0.97–3.67)
 Unknown 13/7 1.26 (0.22–7.24) 34/4 1.45 (0.33–6.36)
         
Height (in cm) (rural) c
 <160 483/697 1.00  — 488/382 1.00  —
 ⩾160 95/128 1.05 (0.76–1.46) 59/28 1.52 (0.90–2.57)
 Unknown 4/2 2.37 (0.34–16.61) 2/5 0.41 (0.03–4.94)
         
BMI (kg/m2)a
 <25 560/845 1.00  — 559/450 1.00  —
 25–29.9 256/268 1.33 (1.05–1.69) 297/185 1.29 (1.00–1.66)
 ⩾30 65/60 1.56 (1.03–2.35) 76/47 1.00 (0.64–1.54)
 Unknown 17/9 1.58 (0.46–5.42) 36/9 1.07 (0.33–3.45)
         
BMI (kg/m 2 ) (urban) b
 <25 175/207 1.00  — 192/158 1.00  —
 25–29.9 98/109 0.99 (0.65–1.51) 142/86 1.32 (0.89–1.97)
 ⩾30 30/32 1.19 (0.64–2.24) 51/28 0.89 (0.49–1.62)
 Unknown 13/7 1.30 (0.26–7.56) 34/4 1.47 (0.33–6.49)
         
BMI (kg/m 2 ) (rural) c
 <25 385/638 1.00  — 367/292 1.00  —
 25–29.9 158/159 1.56 (1.17–2.09) 155/99 1.30 (0.92–1.83)
 ⩾30 35/28 1.97 (1.12–3.49) 25/19 1.15 (0.58–2.28)
 Unknown 4/2   2/5 0.42 (0.03–5.16)
         
Waist size (in cm) b
 ⩽85 631/918 1.00  — 557/486 1.00  —
 >85 250/254 1.24 (0.96–1.62) 380/199 1.61 (1.22–2.12)
 Unknown 17/10 1.19 (0.37–3.90) 31/6 2.88 (0.76–10.90)
         
Waist size (in cm) (urban) b
 ⩽85 208/235 1.00  — 213/185 1.00  —
 >85 96/113 0.97 (0.61–1.54) 178/89 1.71 (1.12–2.61)
 Unknown 12/7 1.25 (0.20–7.83) 28/2 5.90 (0.92–37.96)
         
Waist size (in cm) (rural) c
 ⩽85 423/683 1.00  — 344/301 1.00  —
 >85 154/141 1.43 (1.03–1.99) 202/110 1.54 (1.06–2.23)
 Unknown 5/13 1.34 (0.25–7.17) 3/4 1.65 (0.13–21.77)
         
Hip size (in cm) a
 ⩽100 723/1037 1.00  — 673/584 1.00  —
 >100 157/135 1.47 (1.05–2.06) 264/101 2.42 (1.72–3.41)
 Unknown 18/10 1.47 (0.47–4.60) 31/6 3.46 (0.89–13.35)
         
Hip size (in cm) (urban) b
 ⩽100 230/278 1.00  — 242/218 1.00  —
 >100 73/70 1.49 (0.89–2.51) 149/56 2.65 (1.60–4.37)
 Unknown 13/7 2.16 (0.40–11.76) 28/2 6.85 (1.04–45.06)
         
Hip size (in cm) (rural) c
 ⩽100 493/759 1.00  — 431/366 1.00  —
 >100 84/65 1.48 (0.94–2.34) 115/45 2.34 (1.44–3.82)
 Unknown 5/3 1.34 (0.25–7.16) 3/4 2.03 (0.15–28.09)
         
WHR a
 ⩽0.85 295/398 1.00  — 261/159 1.00  —
 >0.85 585/774 0.92 (0.74–1.13) 676/526 0.74 (0.57–0.97)
 Unknown 18/10 1.27 (0.40–3.98) 31/6 1.95 (0.51–7.48)
         
Waist-to-hip ratio (urban) b
 ⩽0.85 109/124 1.00  — 123/70 1.00  —
 >0.85 194/224 0.85 (0.58–1.26) 268/204 0.75 (0.50–1.13)
 Unknown 13/7 1.60 (0.29–8.69) 28/2 4.10 (0.63–26.83)
         
Waist-to-hip ratio (rural) c
 ⩽0.85 186/274 1.00  — 138/89 1.00  —
 >0.85 391/550 0.93 (0.71–1.20) 408/322 0.71 (0.50–1.01)
 Unknown 5/3 1.25 (0.23–6.76) 3/4 0.88 (0.08–12.22)
         
Body size at 10 years a
 Figure 1 329/490 1.00  — 329/236 1.00  —
 Figure 2 453/572 1.12 (0.90–1.38) 488/385 0.82 (0.64–1.05)
 Figure 3 76/88 1.13 (0.77–1.67) 110/51 1.26 (0.83–1.92)
 Figures 4–9 40/32 1.75 (1.01–3.03) 41/19 1.26 (0.67–2.40)
         
Body size at 10 years (urban) b
 Figure 1 107/109 1.00  — 105/73 1.00  —
 Figure 2 171/196 0.90 (0.59–1.37) 242/165 0.82 (0.53–1.27)
 Figure 3 26/42 0.62 (0.31–1.22) 50/30 0.83 (0.43–1.60)
 Figures 4–9 12/8 1.73 (0.58–5.12) 22/8 1.50 (0.53–4.23)
         
Body size at 10 years (rural) c
 Figure 1 222/381 1.00  — 224/163 1.00  —
 Figure 2 282/376 1.20 (0.93–1.54) 246/220 0.78 (0.57–1.07)
 Figure 3 50/46 1.45 (0.89–2.37) 60/21 1.91 (1.04–3.49)
 Figures 4–9 28/24 1.84 (0.96–3.53) 19/11 1.14 (0.48–2.73)
         
Body size at 20 years a
 Figures 1+2 281/419 1.00  — 276/203
 Figure 3 424/558 1.00 (0.80–1.25) 424/348 0.82 (0.63–1.06)
 Figures 4–9 193/205 1.16 (0.87–1.54) 268/140 1.23 (0.90–1.70)
         
Body size at 20 years (urban) b
 Figures 1+2 91/97 98/74 1.00  —
 Figure 3 157/175 0.80 (0.51–1.24) 176/124 0.89 (0.56–1.41)
 Figures 4–9 68/83 0.70 (0.41–1.20) 145/78 1.05 (0.64–1.72)
         
Body size at 20 years (rural) c
 Figures 1+2 190/322 178/129 1.00  —
 Figure 3 267/383 1.06 (0.81–1.38) 248/224 0.77 (0.55–1.08)
 Figures 4–9 125/122 1.42 (1.01–2.00) 123/62 1.43 (0.92–2.22)
         
Current body size a
 Figures 1+2+3 153/227 1.00  — 163/156 1.00  —
 Figures 4–9 745/955 0.90 (0.64–1.25) 805/535 1.29 (0.92–1.90)
         
Current body size (urban) b
 Figures 1+2+3 82/107 1.00  — 97/90 1.00  —
 Figures 4–9 234/248 0.79 (0.48–1.29) 322/186 1.55 (0.97–2.48)
         
Current body size (rural) c
 Figures 1+2+3 71/120 1.00  — 66/66 1.00  —
 Figures 4–9 511/707 1.07 (0.66–1.73) 483/349 1.18 (0.70–1.98)

BC=breast cancer; BMI=body mass index; CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio; WHR=waist-to-hip ratio.

a

Adjusted for age, centre, religion, marital status, education, socioeconomic status, residence status, parity, age at 1st childbirth and duration of breast feeding, physical activity and variables in the table (where appropriate).

b

Only urban, adjusted for age, centre, religion, marital status, education, socioeconomic status, parity, age at 1st childbirth and duration of breast feeding, physical activity and variables in the table (where appropriate).

c

Only rural, adjusted for age, centre, religion, marital status, education, socioeconomic status, parity, age at 1st childbirth and duration of breast feeding, physical activity and variables in the table (where appropriate).