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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 29.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2007 Oct 24;90(2):415. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.027

Table 2.

Multivariable-adjusted prevalence odds ratios for surgically-diagnosed endometriosis and adenomyosis according to baseline characteristics that would precede disease development in the California Teachers Study.


Endometriosis diagnosed during study 1995-2003
Adenomyosis diagnosed during study 1995-2003
No endometriosis Endometriosis Multivariable adjusted POR (95% CI)*a No adenomyosis Adenomyosis Multivariable adjusted POR (95% CI)*a
Age at baseline (years)
    25-29 4754 15 0.57 (0.33, 0.99) 4772 9 0.10 (0.05, 0.19)
    30-39 14201 87 1.08 (0.81, 1.42) 14287 137 0.50 (0.41, 0.61)
    40-49 20862 122 1.0 23129 441 1.0
    50-59 3447 5 0.25 (0.10, 0.61) 17324 208 0.64 (0.54, 0.76)
    60-69 - - - 11753 123 0.57 (0.47, 0.70)
    70-79
-
-
-
7103
43
0.34 (0.24, 0.46)
Race/Ethnicity
    White 35963 192 1.0 67235 825 1.0
    Black 976 7 1.38 (0.65, 2.97) 1921 20 0.82 (0.53, 1.29)
    Latina 2992 14 0.88 (0.51, 1.52) 3860 58 1.26 (0.96, 1.66)
    Asian/Pacific Island 1994 11 1.11 (0.60, 2.04) 3162 33 0.83 (0.58, 1.18)
    Other
1339
5
0.70 (0.29, 1.71)
2190
25
0.95 (0.64, 1.43)
Mother or sister with endometriosis
    No 39610 194 1.0 73264 886 1.0
    Yes 2788 30 2.12 (1.44, 3.12) 3763 62 1.25 (0.96, 1.63)
    Adopted
866
5
1.19 (0.49, 2.92)
1341
13
0.84 (0.49, 1.47)
Age at menarche (years)
    ≤10 2891 9 0.52 (0.26, 1.05) 5229 101 1.59 (1.26, 2.01)
    11 6412 41 1.08 (0.74, 1.59) 11829 139 1.00 (0.81, 1.22)
    12 12162 59 0.83 (0.59, 1.16) 21432 268 1.07 (0.91, 1.27)
    13 12991 75 1.0 23561 276 1.0
    14 5319 30 1.00 (0.65, 1.53) 9911 113 1.00 (0.81, 1.27)
    ≥15 3489 15 0.78 (0.44, 1.36) 6406 64 0.89 (0.68, 1.18)
Ptrend


.68


.004
Time to regular menstrual periods
    <12 months 19931 120 1.0 39330 495 1.0
    12-23 months 8909 36 0.67 (0.46, 0.98) 16107 170 0.83 (0.70, 0.99)
    ≥24 months 11189 60 0.92 (0.67, 1.26) 16795 232 1.10 (0.93, 1.29)
    Never regular, unknown 3235 13 1.09 (0.48, 2.46) 6136 64 0.95 (0.64, 1.41)
Ptrend


.88


.18
Length of menstrual cycle (days)
    ≤24 1993 17 1.47 (0.88, 2.47) 3932 68 1.46 (1.13, 1.89)
    25-26 3746 10 0.46 (0.24, 0.88) 7261 89 1.08 (0.86, 1.36)
    27-28 18246 105 1.0 34744 410 1.0
    29-30 10294 57 0.97 (0.70, 1.35) 18159 232 1.10 (0.93, 1.29)
    31-32 3710 23 1.09 (0.69, 1.72) 5721 76 1.08 (0.84, 1.39)
    ≥33 2435 8 0.57 (0.27, 1.19) 3395 35 0.82 (0.58, 1.17)
    Unknown 2840 9 5156 51
Ptrend


.70


.13
Body mass index at age 18 (kg/m2)
    ≤19.1 8361 44 0.85 (0.57, 1.28) 14999 178 0.98 (0.79, 1.20)
19.2-20.2 8468 41 0.79 (0.52, 1.20) 15396 189 0.98 (0.80, 1.21)
20.3-21.3 8189 50 1.0 14854 187 1.0
    21.4-23.0 7888 30 0.63 (0.40, 0.99) 14262 187 1.04 (0.85, 1.28)
    ≥23.1 9286 56 1.01 (0.69, 1.48) 15738 194 0.96 (0.78, 1.17)
    Unknown 1072 8 3119 26
Ptrend .50 .49
*

POR, prevalence odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

a

Adjusted for the other variables in the table.