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. 2013 Aug 13;28(10):2813–2821. doi: 10.1093/humrep/det323

Table II.

Relationship of selected demographic and other factors to endometrial cancer risk.

Endometrial cancer (n = 118) Non-cases (n = 9714) HRa 95% CI
Race
 White 91 7376 1.00 Referent
 African–American 4 441 0.65 0.24–1.81
 Other 7 525 1.04 0.48–2.25
 Unknown 16 1372 0.83 0.49–1.42
Reproductive status at the first clinic visit
 Gravid 60 5589 1.00 Referent
 Nulligravid 58 4125 1.31 0.91–1.88
Reproductive status at follow-up
 Gravid 79 6897 1.00 Referent
 Nulligravid 23 1357 1.54 0.53–1.55
 Unknown 16 1460 0.90 0.96–2.44
Number of births at follow-up
 ≥3 9 998 1.00 Referent
 2 16 1718 1.09 0.48–2.48
 1 23 1465 1.77 0.82–3.84
 0 35 2037 2.08 1.00–4.33
 Unknown 35 3496 1.09 0.52–2.26
Age at menarche
 <12 30 1891 1.00 Referent
 12 34 2643 0.82 0.50–1.33
 13 30 2902 0.66 0.40–1.09
 ≥14 17 1999 0.51 0.28–0.93
 Unknown 7 279 1.68 0.73–3.89
Ever use of oral contraceptives
 No 14 915 1.00 Referent
 Yes 67 5862 0.77 0.43–1.37
 Unknown 37 2937 0.82 0.44–1.52
Ever use of menopausal hormones
 No 25 2046 1.00 Referent
 Yes 36 2605 1.19 0.71–1.99
 Unknown 57 5063 0.95 0.59–1.53
BMI at the first clinic visit (quartiles, kg/m2)
 <23.0 47 4854 1.00 Referent
 23.0–24.9 10 1078 0.99 0.50–1.97
 25.0–29.9 11 1010 1.15 0.59–2.23
 ≥30.0 21 451 5.18 3.06–8.75
 Unknown 29 2321 1.55 0.92–2.62
BMI at age 40 (quartiles, kg/m2)
 <23.0 21 2207 1.00 Referent
 23.0–24.9 12 1080 1.20 0.59–2.44
 25.0–29.9 17 916 2.00 1.05–3.81
 ≥30.0 11 422 2.90 1.39–6.04
 Unknown 57 5089 1.20 0.72–2.00
Cause of infertilityb
 Endometriosis 22 2181 0.90 0.54–1.49
 Anovulation 35 2723 1.15 0.77–1.72
 Tubal disease/pelvic adhesions 39 3457 0.98 0.65–1.47
 Male factor 39 2176 1.63 1.07–2.50
 Cervical disorder 7 605 0.87 0.39–1.93
 Uterine disorder 10 1036 0.84 0.43–1.65

aHRs adjusted for study site and calendar year of the first infertility evaluation.

bRisks are relative to women with no evidence of the condition, taking into account the adequacy of the evaluation. Conditions are not mutually exclusive, i.e. women could be classified as having more than one cause of infertility.