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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 23.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Epidemiol. 2007 May;17(5):342–353. doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.10.017

TABLE 3.

Association between breast cancer and physical activity among postmenopausal women recently exposed to hormones

Non-Hispanic white Hispanic/American Indian


Controls Cases Controls Cases




No. No. OR (95% CI)* No. No. OR (95% CI)
Total MET hr/wk referent year
 <5hr/wk 168 173 1.00 97 81 1.00
 5–14.9 hr/wk 185 168 0.86 (0.63, 1.16) 96 69 0.84 (0.54, 1.31)
 15–29.9 hr/wk 174 151 0.79 (0.58, 1.08) 58 50 1.00 (0.61, 1.66)
 ≥30 hr/wk 178 204 0.99 (0.73, 1.35) 79 69 0.99 (0.62, 1.56)
p Trend 0.89 0.91
Vigorous hr/wk referent year
 None 259 279 1.00 145 120 1.00
 <1 hr/wk 233 205 0.72 (0.55, 0.94) 101 80 0.95 (0.64, 1.42)
 1–2.9 hr/wk 114 126 0.89 (0.65, 1.22) 45 38 1.01 (0.59, 1.71)
 ≥3 hr/wk 99 86 0.71 (0.50, 1.01) 39 31 0.89 (0.51, 1.56)
p Trend 0.09 0.75
Lifetime total activity score
 0–3 125 138 1.00 90 74 1.00
 4–6 240 203 0.72 (0.53, 0.99) 105 88 1.01 (0.66, 1.56)
 7–9 216 239 0.95 (0.69, 1.30) 105 79 0.85 (0.54, 1.32)
 10–12 124 116 0.75 (0.52, 1.07) 30 28 1.06 (0.56, 1.99)
p Trend 0.49 0.72
Lifetime vigorous hr/wk
 None 68 58 1.00 42 39 1.00
 < 1 hr/wk 222 224 1.15 (0.77, 1.72) 108 98 1.12 (0.65, 1.92)
 1–2.9 hr/wk 233 227 1.03 (0.68, 1.54) 108 72 0.76 (0.44, 1.32)
 ≥3 hr/wk 182 187 1.07 (0.71, 1.64) 72 60 0.93 (0.52, 1.66)
p Trend 0.88 0.36
Total MET hr/wk at age 50
 <5 hr/wk 104 81 1.00 58 52 1.00
 5–14.9 hr/wk 128 139 1.35 (0.92, 1.98) 65 42 0.61 (0.35, 1.09)
 15–29.9 hr/wk 111 106 1.15 (0.77, 1.71) 46 39 0.94 (0.52, 1.72)
 ≥30 hr/wk 211 240 1.36 (0.96, 1.93) 64 42 0.60 (0.33, 1.07)
p Trend 0.20 0.22
Vigorous hr/wk at age 50
 None 209 210 1.00 108 94 1.00
 < 1 hr/wk 132 134 1.00 (0.73, 1.37) 59 35 0.68 (0.40, 1.16)
 1–2.9 hr/wk 92 89 0.89 (0.63, 1.28) 37 25 0.79 (0.43, 1.44)
 ≥3 hr/wk 119 131 1.01 (0.73, 1.39) 29 21 0.71 (0.37, 1.38)
p Trend 0.87 0.23
Total MET hr/wk at age 30
 <5 hr/wk 129 124 1.00 94 71 1.00
 5–14.9 hr/wk 124 134 1.19 (0.83, 1.70) 63 52 1.11 (0.67, 1.83)
 15–29.9 hr/wk 118 117 1.01 (0.70, 1.46) 60 44 1.01 (0.60, 1.69)
 ≥30 hr/wk 331 319 0.99 (0.73, 1.34) 109 101 1.20 (0.78, 1.85)
p Trend 0.60 0.46
Vigorous hr/wk at age 30
 None 236 243 1.00 132 125 1.00
 < 1 hr/wk 128 134 1.02 (0.75, 1.39) 80 44 0.63 (0.40, 1.00)
 1–2.9 hr/wk 147 123 0.76 (0.56, 1.04) 50 40 0.84 (0.51, 1.39)
 ≥3 hr/wk 189 194 0.90 (0.68, 1.19) 64 58 0.88 (0.56, 1.38)
p Trend 0.24 0.54
Total MET hrs/week at age 15
 <15 hr/wk 185 225 1.00 114 100 1.00
 15–39.9 hr/wk 174 144 0.70 (0.52, 0.95) 64 63 1.15 (0.73, 1.81)
 40–89.9 hr/wk 157 152 0.80 (0.59, 1.08) 73 45 0.73 (0.45, 1.17)
 ≥90 hr/wk 185 172 0.74 (0.55, 0.99) 77 60 0.88 (0.56, 1.38)
p Trend 0.07 0.31
Vigorous hr/wk at age 15
 None 217 237 1.00 121 107 1.00
 <1 hr/wk 69 83 1.07 (0.73, 1.55) 30 29 1.23 (0.68, 2.24)
 1–2.9 hr/wk 137 117 0.80 (0.59, 1.10) 53 51 1.13 (0.70, 1.85)
 ≥3 hr/wk 277 255 0.79 (0.61, 1.02) 122 81 0.79 (0.53, 1.19)
p Trend 0.04 0.29

CI = confidence interval; MET = metabolic equivalent of the task (value); OR = odds ratio.

*

ORs and 95% CIs adjusted for age, center, parity, body mass index, and energy intake.