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. 2013 Apr;22(4):368–377. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2012.4191

Table 3.

Risk of Breast Cancer–Specific Mortality for Invasive Breast Cancer Cases by Body Mass Index and Estrogen Receptor Status

 
Breast cancer–specific mortalitya
  ER+ ER−
Hispanic n=160 n=89
BMI (kg/m2) at interview, HR (95% CI)
 ≤24.9 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
 25–29.9 0.73 (0.28, 1.88) 0.59 (0.17, 2.02)
 ≥30 1.58 (0.63, 3.98) 0.76 (0.18, 3.23)
ptrend 0.34 0.66
Non-Hispanic white n=187 n=74
BMI (kg/m2) at interview, HR (95% CI)
 ≤24.9 1.00 (—) 1.00 (—)
 25–29.9 1.10 (0.49, 2.45) 0.17 (0.02, 1.35)
 ≥30 2.18 (0.73, 6.57) 0.74 (0.11, 5.06)
ptrend 0.23 0.81
a

HRs adjusted for BMI at age 18, stage, and treatment.