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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jan 22;202(4):373.e1–373.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.029

Table 2.

Select Characteristics of Simple Ovarian Cyst Study Cohort*

Number
%
Total Study Population 15735 100.0
Age
55–59 5679 36.1
60–64 4994 31.7
65–69 3260 20.7
70–74 1802 11.5
Race/Ethnicity
White 14068 89.4
Black 508 3.2
Hispanic 218 1.4
Asian 717 4.6
Pacific Islander 84 0.5
American Indian 34 0.2
Missing 106 0.7
Education
<12 years 796 5.1
12 yrs/Completed High School 6204 39.4
Some College 3526 22.4
College Graduate 2602 16.5
Post Graduate 2492 15.8
Missing 115 0.7
Cigarette Use
Never Smoked 8876 56.4
Current Smoker 1348 8.6
Former Smoker 5406 34.4
Missing 105 0.7
First Degree Family History of Breast Cancer
No 12613 80.2
Yes 2238 14.2
Unknown 541 3.4
Missing 343 2.2
Total Years of Oral Contraceptive use
0 7178 45.6
<1 2214 14.1
2–3 1731 11.0
4–5 1174 7.5
6–9 1421 9.0
10+ 1888 12.0
Missing 129 0.8
Age at First Pregnancy
Never pregnant 1105 7.0
less than 20 3308 21.0
20–24 7313 46.5
25–29 2958 18.8
30+ 907 5.8
Missing 144 0.9
Number of Pregnancies
Never pregnant 1105 7.0
1 892 5.7
2 2800 17.8
3–4 6481 41.2
5–9 4046 25.7
10+ 277 1.8
Missing 134 0.9
Hormone Replacement
No 5437 34.6
Yes 10131 64.4
Don't Know 52 0.3
Missing 115 0.7
Age at Menopause
<40 1576 10.0
40–44 1730 11.0
45–49 3536 22.5
50–54 6579 41.8
55+ 2072 13.2
Missing 242 1.5
Previous Gynecologic Surgery
No 9406 59.8
Yes 6159 39.1
Don't Know 32 0.2
Missing 138 0.9
History of Benign Ovarian Tumors or Cysts
No 14101 89.6
Yes 1236 7.9
Missing 398 2.5
Use of NSAIDs or aspirin
No 6798 43.2
Yes 8769 55.7
Missing 168 1.1
History of Infertility
No 13374 85.0
Yes 2218 14.1
Missing 143 0.9

NSAID - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

*

PLCO Trial women in intervention arm with both ovaries visualized by transvaginal ultrasound one or more times from baseline (T0) through the Year 3 (T3) screening