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. 2013 Oct 14;13:475. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-475

Table 2.

Association of body size and breast cancer risk in women of African ancestry, Women’s Circle of Health Study

 
Pre-menopausal
Post-menopausal
  Cases/Controls OR1 95% CI OR2 95% CI Cases/Controls OR1 95% CI OR2 95% CI
Current BMI*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Underweight/Normal (<25)
102/103
Ref
 
Ref
 
74/68
Ref
 
Ref
 
  Overweight (25–29.99)
150/142
1.02
0.70–1.49
1.05
0.70–1.57
131/132
0.93
0.60–1.44
0.93
0.59–1.47
  Obese (≥30)
217/237
0.89
0.61–1.28
0.92
0.54–1.56
304/276
0.98
0.66–1.45
1.00
0.58–1.72
   p for trend
 
 
0.40
 
0.65
 
 
0.94
 
0.86
Current BMI*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Underweight/Normal (<25)
102/103
Ref
 
Ref
 
74/68
Ref
 
Ref
 
  Pre–obese (25–29.99)
150/142
1.01
0.69–1.48
0.98
0.64–1.49
131/132
0.93
0.60–1.44
0.88
0.55–1.41
  Obese Class I (30–34.99)
111/94
1.06
0.70–1.61
0.93
0.54–1.62
146/121
1.08
0.70–1.68
0.98
0.56–1.72
  Obese Class II (35–39.99)
50/68
0.71
0.43–1.17
0.62
0.31–1.26
94/89
0.90
0.56–1.44
0.80
0.41–1.58
  Obese Class III (≥40)
56/75
0.79
0.49–1.29
0.64
0.26–1.56
64/66
0.89
0.53–1.48
0.74
0.31–1.78
   p for trend
 
 
0.17
 
0.20
 
 
0.65
 
0.47
BMI one year before reference date**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Underweight/Normal (<25)
115/113
Ref
 
Ref
 
66/77
Ref
 
Ref
 
  Overweight (25–29.99)
138/143
0.86
0.59–1.25
0.90
0.61–1.33
147/140
1.27
0.82–1.96
1.32
0.84–2.07
  Obese (≥30)
214/221
0.91
0.63–1.30
1.00
0.62–1.62
293/254
1.27
0.85–1.89
1.46
0.87–2.44
   p for trend
 
 
0.74
 
0.88
 
 
0.41
 
0.22
BMI one year before reference date**
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Underweight/Normal (<25)
115/113
Ref
 
Ref
 
66/77
Ref
 
Ref
 
  Pre-obese (25–29.99)
138/143
0.86
0.59–1.25
0.87
0.58–1.29
147/140
1.27
0.82–1.96
1.32
0.83–2.08
  Obese Class I (30–34.99)
121/92
1.17
0.77–1.76
1.16
0.71–1.90
143/129
1.23
0.79–1.90
1.34
0.80–2.27
  Obese Class II (35–39.99)
43/73
0.55
0.33–0.90
0.54
0.28–1.02
87/55
1.70
1.02–2.82
1.97
1.02–3.82
  Obese Class III (≥40)
50/56
0.93
0.56–1.54
0.93
0.43–2.00
63/70
0.98
0.58–1.64
1.19
0.55–2.55
   p for trend     0.39   0.61     0.86   0.64

*BMI measured at interview. **Based on self-reported weight one year before reference date and measured height at interview.

OR1: Adjusted for age, ethnicity, country of origin (United States, Caribbean, other), education, family history of breast cancer, history of benign breast disease, age at menarche, age at menopause (for postmenopausal women), parity (continuous), breastfeeding (yes/no), age at first birth, HRT use (ever/never), OC use (ever/never). OR2: Further adjusted for waist circumference.