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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 4.

One Year Incidence of Simple Ovarian Cysts and Multivariable Modeling Results

Incident
Simple Cysts
Adjusted Association*
Count
Rate (%)
Odds Ratio
95% CI
Overall 459 8.3
Age
55–59 179 8.7 ref.
60–64 141 7.9 0.98 (0.76, 1.27)
65–69 102 9.4 1.26 (0.93, 1.78)
70–74 37 6.6 0.91 (0.60, 1.39)
Education
<12 years 21 7.5 0.99 (0.60, 1.64)
12 yrs/Completed High School 167 7.4 ref.
Some College 116 10.0 1.36 (1.03, 1.79)
College Graduate 75 8.4 1.29 (0.94, 1.78)
Post Graduate 77 8.8 1.35 (0.98, 1.88)
Missing 3 11.1 NA
Cigarette Use
Never Smoked 230 7.4 ref.
Current Smoker 49 9.7 1.26 (0.88, 1.79)
Former Smoker 177 9.5 1.25 (1.00, 1.56)
Missing 3 11.5 NA
First Degree Family History of Breast Cancer
No 352 7.9 ref.
Yes 75 9.6 1.18 (0.89, 1.55)
Unknown 22 12.2 NA
Missing 10 11.2 NA
Ever Used Oral Contraceptives
No 198 7.8 ref.
Yes 258 8.8 1.07 (0.85, 1.34)
Missing 3 10.3 NA
Age at First Pregnancy
Never pregnant 42 10.1 1.27 (0.86, 1.88)
less than 20 97 8.4 1.01 (0.77, 1.33)
20–24 220 8.8 ref.
25–29 71 6.7 0.85 (0.62, 1.15)
30+ 25 7.6 1.03 (0.65, 1.64)
Missing 4 10.5 NA
Age at Menopause
<40 56 14.1 1.92 (1.32, 2.80)
40–44 46 9.2 1.35 (0.94, 1.95)
45–49 109 8.6 1.27 (0.97, 1.66)
50–54 168 6.7 ref.
55+ 68 9.1 1.43 (1.05, 1.95)
Missing 12 15.8 NA
Previous Gynecologic Surgery
No 255 7.2 ref.
Yes 201 10.6 1.52 (1.21, 1.92)
Don't Know 0 0.0 NA
Missing 3 8.3 NA
History of Benign Ovarian Tumors or Cysts
No 414 8.2 ref.
Yes 39 10.2 1.25 (0.86, 1.82)
Missing 6 6.0 NA
*

Model adjusts for all factors shown, plus race and screening center

ref. - Referent Category

NA - Not Available