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. 2009 Mar 11;4(3):e4812. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004812

Table 2. Estimated hazard of mortality due to carrying a BRCA mutation in the absence of melanoma and cancer of the breast, ovary, pancreas, and prostate1.

Age Female Male
Non-carriers Carriers Hazard Ratio Non-carrier Carrier Hazard Ratio
<50 .038 (.034, .042) .056 (.018, .102) 1.46 (0.50, 2.82) .066 (.061, .071) .079 (.026, .142) 1.19 (0.38, 2.20)
51–60 .038 (.033, .044) .047 (.000, .129) 1.26 (0.00, 3.42) .092 (.084, .099) .073 (.023, .152) 0.80 (0.25, 1.68)
61–70 .091 (.082, .101) .118 (.021, .284) 1.29 (0.22, 3.07) .179 (.168, .192) .312 (.166, .451) 1.74 (0.89, 2.55)
71–80 .242 (.225, .260) .630 (.334, .857) 2.60 (1.39, 3.64) .374 (.353, .396) .612 (.320, .825) 1.64 (0.85, 2.25)
81–90 .593 (.556, .629) .634 (.143, .972) 1.07 (0.25, 1.65) .704 (.668, .741) .844 (.418, .980) 1.20 (0.58, 1.42)
91–100 .880 (.816, .936) .853 (.030, .975) 0.97 (0.03, 1.08) .947 (.874, .997) .820 (.000, .100) 0.87 (0.00, 1.08)
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Follow-up time and deaths were censored at first report of melanoma or cancer of the breast, ovary, pancreas, or prostate.