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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Mar 23;89(5):718–725. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2011.32

Table 4.

Factors associated with membership in the bottom quintile of endoxifen concentration

N % in Endoxifen Bottom Quintile Chi-sq p
BMI
 <25 597 15.9 15.9 0.001
 25 –29.9 429 21.2
 30–34.9 199 22.6
 35+ 145 29.7
CYP2D6 phenotype
 UM 27 7.4 242.5 <0.001
 EM 1097 12.9
 IM 164 41.5
 PM 82 75.6
Race/ethnicity
 White 1191 21.2 12.04 0.017
 Hispanic 68 7.4
 African-American 31 22.6
 Asian/PI 57 12.3
 Other 23 8.7
Age
 <45 137 17.5 3.00 0.22
 45–54 548 22.3
 55+ 685 18.7

Tamoxifen quintile
 Q 1 (low) 274 39.8 108.6 <0.001
 Q 2 273 23.7
 Q 3 279 16.1
 Q 4 269 13.5
 Q 5 (high) 275 6.9
Tamoxifen duration at time of blood draw
 ≤12 mos. 581 19.4 2.43 0.489
 13–24 mos 432 22.0
 25–36 mos 266 19.5
 >36 mos 91 15.4

Abbreviations: UM, Ultra-rapid Metabolizer; EM, Extensive Metabolizer; IM, Intermediate Metabolizer; PM, Poor Metabolizer