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. 2010 Jan 31;171(5):557–563. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwp441

Table 5.

Estimated Risk of Lung Cancer Among Women by Age at First Birtha (n = 1,459), Lung Cancer Susceptibility Study, Boston, Massachusetts, 1992–2004

Age at First Birth, years Cases (n = 683)
Controls (n = 776)
Adjusted Odds Ratiob 95% Confidence Interval
No. % No. %
Nulliparous 149 22 117 15 1 Referent
<20 90 13 95 12 0.55 0.35, 0.85
20–24 268 39 303 39 0.48 0.34, 0.68
25–29 115 17 184 24 0.43 0.29, 0.64
≥30 61 9 77 10 0.60 0.36, 0.99
a

Participants enrolled in the study between 1992 and 2002 had data collected on age at first birth.

b

Adjusted for age, smoking status, pack-years of smoking, years since quitting smoking, and number of children.