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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 9.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 May;18(5):1501–1506. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-09-0028

Table 3.

Weight gain: Multivariate* regression among participants age 45+

Weight change from: Cases (%) Controls OR *(95% CI)
Age 25 to age 40d
 Lost >=0.1 kg/yr 4 (3%) 12 (8%) 0.38 (0.09–1.54)
 No change (0+/−0.1 kg/yr) 13 (9%) 22 (14%) 1.00
 Gain 0.1 – 0.5 kg/yr 49 (35%) 71 (46%) 1.07 (0.48–2.39)
 Gain 0.5 – 1 kg/yr 33 (24%) 31 (20%) 1.62 (0.67–3.92)
 Gain >1 kg/yr 40 (29%) 18 (12%) 3.63 (1.46–9.04)
Mean change kg/yr 0.78 0.44 P < 0.001
Age 25 to diagnosis/interviewc
 Lost >=0.1 kg/yr 6 (4%) 7 (5%) 1.02 (0.27–3.88)
 No change (0+/−0.1 kg/yr) 17 (12%) 23 (15%) 1.00
 Gain 0.1 – 0.5 kg/yr 48 (35%) 73 (47%) 0.85 (0.41–1.80)
 Gain 0.5 – 1 kg/yr 53 (38%) 40 (26%) 1.78 (0.81–3.90)
 Gain >1 kg/yr 15 (11%) 12 (8%) 1.66 (0.58–4.79)
Mean change kg/yr 0.52 0.42 P = 0.05

Age 40 to diagnosis/interviewd
 Lost >=0.1 kg/yr 31 (22%) 17 (11%) 2.43 (0.99–5.96)
 No change (0+/−0.1 kg/yr) 21 (15%) 29 (18%) 1.00
 Gain 0.1 – 0.5 kg/yr 43 (30%) 51 (32%) 1.26 (0.60–2.63)
 Gain 0.5 – 1 kg/yr 28 (20%) 44 (28%) 0.86 (0.39–1.89)
 Gain >1 kg/yr 20 (14%) 17 (11%) 1.57 (0.61–4.04)
Mean change kg/yr 0.30 0.43 P = 0.2
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Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, agrochemical exposure, family hx, and weight at age 25/40