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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Apr 28;130(2):334–339. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.04.053

Table 3.

Family History of Cancer and Endometrial Cancer Risk by Menopausal Status, 2002-2006, Alberta, Canada.

All Study Participants (n=1534) Menopausal Statusb
Cases
(n=519)
Controls
(n=1015)
OR (95% CI)a Pre-
menopausal
(n=53 cases;
n=122 controls)
OR (95% CI)a
Post-
menopausal
(n=399 cases;
n=732 controls)
OR (95% CI)c
First degree family history of cancer
Uterine 28 44 1.3 (0.8, 2.2) 3.1 (0.5, 17.2) 1.2 (0.7, 2.2)
Colorectal 56 105 1.0 (0.7, 1.5) 2.0 (0.2, 22.0) 1.1 (0.7, 1.7)
UCca 82 143 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) 2.8 (0.7, 11.6) 1.2 (0.8, 1.7)
Lung 50 105 0.9 (0.6, 1.3) 1.0 (0.3, 3.6) 0.9 (0.6, 1.4)
First and second degree family history of cancer
Uterine 61 95 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) 1.4 (0.4, 5.0) 1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
Colorectal 129 251 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) 1.1 (0.4, 3.1) 1.2 (0.9, 1.5)
UCca 174 318 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) 1.4(0.6, 3.4) 1.2 (0.9, 1.6)
Lung 126 252 1.0 (0.7, 1.2) 1.2 (0.5, 3.0) 1.0(0.8, 1.4)

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; UCca, uterine or colorectal cancer or both.

a

Adjusted for age (<40, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79), residence (urban, rural), BMI (<24.9, 25-29.9, >30, unknown), parity (0, 1-2, >3), oral contraception use (never, 6-59, ≥60 months, unknown), number of first degree relatives or number of first and second degree relatives (continuous).

b

Perimenopausal women (n=227), and women with unknown menstrual status (n=1), were excluded from menopausal status analysis.

c

Additionally adjusted for hormone therapy (nonusers, CCE+P, other combinations, unknown).