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. 2013 May 7;108(11):2399–2406. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.219

Table 4. Risks of breast cancer after supradiaphragmatic radiotherapy in relation to age at menopause.

Risk factor Cases Controls Total ORa (95% CI) P-value
Menopause before age 40
No 103 598 701 1.00  
Yes 49 454 503 0.65 (0.44–0.94) 0.02
Unknown
32
168
200
1.09 (0.69–1.73)
0.70
Menopause within 5 years of start of treatment
No 205 1399 1604 1.00  
Yes 26 357 383 0.55 (0.35–0.85) 0.01
Unknown
34
337
371
0.92 (0.61–1.38)
0.68
Premenopausal years after start of treatment
Less than 1 10 103 113 1.00  
1–4 7 98 105 0.96 (0.34–2.69) 0.94
5–9 7 84 91 1.02 (0.36–2.87) 0.97
10–14 19 277 296 1.49 (0.63–3.55) 0.36
15–24 49 281 330 1.62 (0.76–3.44) 0.21
25 or over 25 40 65 3.56 (1.50–8.45) 0.004
Unknown 52 294 346 1.74 (0.84–3.64) 0.14
        Ptrend=0.003  

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; OR=odds ratio; sRT=supradiaphragmatic radiotherapy.

a

Odds ratios are adjusted for age and year of treatment, duration between treatment and questionnaire completion, calendar year of birth, sRT field.