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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 24.
Published in final edited form as: Fertil Steril. 2012 Jan;97(1):154–159. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.10.005

Table 2.

Likelihood of persistent CRA by personal characteristics among premenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer (N=431).

Variable Unadjusted Multivariablea

OR 95% CI p-value OR 95% CI p-value
Reproductive History
Nulliparity
No 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
Yes 0.72 0.46-1.13 0.15 1.34 0.69-2.62 0.39
Nulligravidity
No Referent 1.00 Referent
Yes 0.78 0.47-1.27 0.32 1.15 0.55-2.43 0.71
Age at Menarche
<12 1.02 0.60-1.76 0.95 0.80 0.36-1.78 0.58
12-13 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
>13 1.31 0.81-2.13 0.27 2.22 1.06-4.64 0.03
p-value, test for trend = 0.76 p-value, test for trend = 0.03
Age at first birth
<25 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
25-29 1.36 0.73-2.55 0.34 1.60 0.60-4.21 0.35
30-34 0.57 0.33-0.99 0.04 0.67 0.30-1.50 0.32
≥35 1.29 0.56-2.99 0.55 1.13 0.33-3.84 0.84
p-value, test for trend = 0.80 p-value, test for trend = 0.60
Lifestyle Factors
Alcohol (drinks per week)
<1 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
1-4 1.15 0.72-1.84 0.55 0.99 0.49-1.97 0.97
5-9 1.30 0.62-2.71 0.49 0.83 0.28-2.46 0.73
10-19 3.33 0.90-12.3 0.07 2.04 0.31-13.3 0.46
p-value, test for trend = 0.08 p-value, test for trend = 0.74
Cigarette Smoking
Never 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
Past 1.04 0.70-1.56 0.84 1.33 0.72-2.45 0.37
Current 1.42 0.70-2.89 0.33 2.41 0.86-6.75 0.09
Anthropometry
Weight (kg) 1.01 1.00-1.02 0.22 1.01 0.98-1.03 0.66
Height (inches) 1.00 0.97-1.03 0.92 1.02 0.98-1.07 0.32
BMI (kg/m2) 1.03 0.99-1.07 0.22 1.00 0.94-1.06 0.99
Underweightb 0.91 0.48-1.73 0.77 1.19 0.45-3.11 0.73
Healthy 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
Overweight/obeseb 1.69 1.09-2.64 0.02 1.52 0.79-2.93 0.21

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval,

a

Multivariable model adjusted for patient age at diagnosis, type and regimen of chemotherapy including AC, T, H, DD and Tam, follow-up time, weight, gravidity, parity, age at menarche, smoking status, and alcohol consumption.

b

underweight = BMI<20.0 kg/m2; overweight/obese = BMI >24.9 kg/m2