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. 2001 Jul 30;1:8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-1-8

Table 2.

Breast cancer risk factors by estrogen receptor status.

Estrogen receptor positive Estrogen receptor negative
Factor Adjusted OR (95% CI)a p trendb Adjusted OR (95% CI) p trendb
Weight (kg) by quartile
 <58 1.0 ref.c 1.0
 58-64 0.7 (0.5-1.5) 1.3 (0.5-3.6)
 65-71 1.1 (0.7-1.8) 1.9 (0.7-4.9)
 >71 1.2 (0.7-1.9) >0.20 2.1 (0.8-5.9) 0.10
Number of full term pregnancies
 0 1.0 1.0
 1 1.0 (0.6-1.6) 1.7 (0.6-5.1)
 >1 0.6 (0.4-0.9) 0.01 1.2 (0.5-3.1) >0.20
Hormone replacement-therapy
 Never 1.0 1.0
 Ever 1.1 (0.7-1.7) 1.8 (0.8-4.1)

a Odds ratio, 95% confidence interval, age-adjusted; b two sided p-value for linear trend in OR's, c reference category.