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. 2013 Nov 15;8(11):e79695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079695

Table 2. OR (95% CI) of breast cancer in pre-menopausal women according to the use of hormonal contraceptive treatment.

Age adjusted Multivariate Adjusted* Multivariate Adjusted**
Case/Control OR, 95% CI OR, 95% CI OR, 95% CI
Never user 216/253 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Ever user 199/223 1.06 (0.82–1.38) 1.11 (0.82–1.49) 1.22 (0.91–1.65)
Time since last use
Never 216/253 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
> 10 years 120/134 0.98 (0.71–1.36) 1.14 (0.81–1.61) 1.18 (0.82–1.68)
< 10 years 37/39 1.04 (0.63–2.72) 1.16 (0.69–1.95) 1.31 (0.77–2.23)
recent (***) 12/9 1.58 (0.65–3.86) 1.68 (0.67–4.21) 1.93 (0.76–4.88)
P trend 0.59 0.22 0.09
Total duration of use
Never 216/253 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
< 10 years 149/164 1.00 (0.74–1.34) 1.15 (0.84–1.58) 1.20 (0.87–1.67)
> 10 years 22/19 1.39 (0.72–2.71) 1.53 (0.76–3.08) 1.79 (0.88–3.65)
P trend 0.36 0.12 0.05
Type of treatment
Never 216/253 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Oral 47/61 0.90 (0.58–1.39) 0.94 (0.59–1.49) 0.92 (0.58–1.48)
Injected or transdermal 27/23 1.54 (0.83–2.85) 1.79 (0.91–3.53) 1.92 (0.96–3.84)
Others 9/13 0.86 (0.35–2.07) 0.99 (0.39–2.54) 0.99 (0.38–2.59)
More than one treatment 40/51 0.85 (0.53–1.36) 0.94 (0.57–1.57) 1.02 (0.61–1.71)

(*) Adjusted for: age, socioeconomically status (high/medium/low), BMI (kg/m2), familial history of breast cancer in first degree relatives (yes/no), diabetes(yes/no), number of full term pregnancy, age at first full term pregnancy (years), total duration of breast feeding (months) and age at menarche (years).

(**) additional adjusted for European ancestry.

(***) We defined the recent use as the reported use of contraceptive treatment during the year prior to the date of interview.