Appendix Table 1.
Duration and Timing of High-dose OC Use | No. of Cases | Person-years | Multivariable HRa | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|
Never used OCs | 156 | 437,932 | 1 | Referent |
Stopped using OCs before 1974 | ||||
Used for <1 year | 17 | 69,551 | 1.27 | 0.75, 2.13 |
Used for 1 to <5 years | 32 | 174,803 | 1.08 | 0.71, 1.65 |
Used for 5 to <10 years | 24 | 85,213 | 1.40 | 0.88, 2.22 |
Used for ≥10 years | 9 | 14,745 | 2.08 | 1.05, 4.12 |
P for trend | 0.026 | |||
Started using OCs after 1975 | 4 | 225,928 | 0.86 | 0.25, 2.95 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; OC, oral contraceptive.
a All models were stratified by age at baseline (in single years) and adjusted for race/ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, black, or other), body mass index, measured as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared (<25, 25 to <30, ≥30, or unknown), menopausal status (premenopausal, postmenopausal, or unknown), hormone therapy use (never, estrogen-only therapy, estrogen-plus-progestin therapy, both estrogen-only therapy and estrogen-plus-progestin therapy, progestin-only therapy, or unknown), age at menarche (≤11, 12, 13, or ≥14 years or unknown), total number of full-term pregnancies (nulligravid, gravid nulliparous, 1–2 full-term pregnancies, ≥3 full-term pregnancies, or unknown), smoking status (never, former, current, or unknown), and history of diabetes (no or yes).