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

Table 6.

Association of body size with premenopausal breast cancer by hormone receptor status

 
 
ER+/PR+ vs. controls
ER-/PR- vs. controls
ER-/PR- cases vs. ER+/PR+ cases
  CO CA OR 95% CI CA OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Current BMI*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Underweight/Normal (<25)
103
42
Ref
 
20
Ref
 
Ref
 
 Overweight (25–29.99)
142
58
1.15
0.67–1.96
31
1.17
0.59–2.34
1.05
0.47–2.37
 Obese (≥30)
237
95
1.34
0.68–2.68
51
1.26
0.53–3.00
0.88
0.30–2.54
  p for trend
 
 
 
0.40
 
 
0.65
 
0.74
% Body fat
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ≤35.9
137
62
Ref
 
20
Ref
 
Ref
 
 36–41.6
118
51
0.99
0.59–1.64
26
1.20
0.61–2.34
1.23
0.58–2.64
 41.7–46.5
104
43
1.10
0.59–2.05
21
1.28
0.58–2.86
1.17
0.47–2.92
 >46.5
106
30
0.91
0.37–2.24
24
1.78
0.59–5.37
1.68
0.47–6.08
  p for trend
 
 
 
0.96
 
 
0.36
 
0.52
Waist to hip ratio
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ≤0.82
144
56
Ref
 
20
Ref
 
Ref
 
 0.83–0.87
120
48
0.99
0.60–1.63
27
1.13
0.61–2.10
1.20
0.58–2.49
 0.88–0.92
121
45
1.06
0.63–1.78
23
1.02
0.52–2.00
0.97
0.44–2.15
 >0.92
93
43
1.33
0.76–2.32
24
1.51
0.74–3.05
1.30
0.57–3.00
  p for trend
 
 
 
0.33
 
 
0.32
 
0.63
Waist circumference (cm)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ≤87.88
143
57
Ref
 
20
Ref
 
Ref
 
 87.89–97.75
119
52
1.28
0.76–2.17
24
1.07
0.55–2.10
0.80
0.37–1.75
 97.76–110.25
116
47
1.57
0.80–3.08
25
1.52
0.67–3.47
0.78
0.28–2.16
 >110.25
100
36
2.05
0.79–5.35
23
1.91
0.59–6.13
0.73
0.17–3.08
  p for trend
 
 
 
0.13
 
 
0.25
 
0.67
Hip circumference (cm)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ≤103.18
138
55
Ref
 
20
Ref
 
Ref
 
 103.19–111.63
111
52
1.50
0.89–2.54
33
2.25
1.16–4.37
1.36
0.61–3.00
 111.64–123.15
116
40
1.69
0.89–3.20
22
1.65
0.73–3.73
0.75
0.28–1.99
 >123.15
113
46
3.59
1.43–9.03
24
2.60
0.79–8.54
0.47
0.12–1.95
  p for trend       0.01     0.22   0.15

*BMI measured at interview.

Abbreviations: CO number of controls, CA number of cases, ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor.

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, parity (continuous), breastfeeding (yes/no), age at first birth, HRT use (ever/never), OC use (ever/never). BMI also adjusted for waist circumference. Percent body fat, waist circumference, and hip circumference, also adjusted for BMI.