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. 2011 Mar 8;104(7):1207–1213. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2011.63

Table 4. Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs)a of 454 endometrial cancer cases (CA) and 908 controls (CO), according to height, waist-to-hip ratio, and waist-to-height ratio in strata of recent body mass index at diagnosis, Italy, 1992–2006.

  Body mass index (kg m−2) at diagnosis
  <25
25 to <30
⩾30
  CA : CO OR (95% CI) CA : CO OR (95% CI) CA : CO OR (95% CI)
Height (cm)
 <160 29 : 103 1b 52 : 102 1b 71 : 53 1b
 160–164 42 : 126 1.25 (0.69–2.25) 53 : 110 0.93 (0.56–1.54) 53 : 44 0.97 (0.53–1.79)
 ⩾165 55 : 184 1.13 (0.65–1.96) 55 : 139 0.74 (0.44–1.23) 44 : 43 0.69 (0.37–1.30)
             
Waist-to-hip ratio
 <0.833 33 : 135 1b 22 : 70 1b 16 : 19 1b
 0.833 to <0.890 29 : 71 1.70 (0.87–3.34) 50 : 78 1.74 (0.88–3.45) 50 : 28 2.95 (1.04–8.39)
 ⩾0.890 17 : 60 1.01 (0.49–2.09) 38 : 88 1.11 (0.55–2.25) 51 : 43 1.17 (0.43–3.15)
             
Waist-to-height ratio
<0.52 55 : 195 1b 22 : 41 1b 0 : 1 0 (—)
0.52 to <0.59 21 : 64 1.68 (0.84–3.36) 59 : 122 0.92 (0.45–1.87) 21 : 14 1b
⩾0.59 4 : 6 4.69 (0.97–22.76) 29 : 74 0.82 (0.35–1.90) 96 : 75 0.80 (0.31–2.05)
a

ORs from conditional logistic regression models, conditioned on age and study centre, adjusted for year of interview, education, smoking status, age at menarche, age at menopause, oral contraceptives use, parity, and hormone replacement therapy use.

b

Reference category.