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.