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. 2009 Feb 17;100(4):578–582. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604913

Table 1. Characteristics of breast cancer cases and their matched controls.

Baseline characteristics Cases (n=297) Controls (n=593) P-value
Age (year) 49.66±8.72 48.71±8.51 0.1196
Age at menarche (year) 13.64±1.50 13.67±1.53 0.7624
Age at FFTP (year) 26.72±4.14 26.46±4.05 0.4049
Age at menopause (year) 48.89±5.15 48.48±4.82 0.4466
Number of parity 2.01±1.15 2.02±1.08 0.9314
BMI (kg m−2) 23.36±4.00 22.88±2.93 0.0648
Waist circumference (cm) 77.67±9.37 75.13±7.56 <0.0001
WHR 0.81±0.06 0.78±0.05 <0.0001

BMI=body mass index; FFTP=first full-term pregnancy; WHR=waist-to-hip ratio.