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. 2014 Aug 30;2014(48):76–86. doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgu007

Table 5.

Risk of mantle cell lymphoma associated with lifestyle factors*

Controls, No. (%)† Cases, No. (%)† OR (95% CI) P
Usual adult BMI, kg/m2
 15–<18.5 197 (1.5) 4 (0.7) 0.87 (0.31 to 2.44)
 18.5–<22.5 2348 (18.0) 70 (13.1) 1.00 (referent) .993
 22.5–<25 3024 (23.1) 123 (23.0) 1.03 (0.76 to 1.40)
 25–<30 4755 (36.4) 228 (42.6) 1.03 (0.78 to 1.37)
 30–<35 1564 (12.0) 66 (12.3) 0.95 (0.67 to 1.36)
 35–50 582 (4.5) 24 (4.5) 1.05 (0.65 to 1.71)
Usual adult weight, kg‡
 Quartile 1 (low) 2775 (21.2) 103 (19.3) 1.00 (referent) .565
 Quartile 2 2713 (20.8) 99 (18.5) 0.85 (0.64 to 1.14)
 Quartile 3 3391 (25.9) 150 (28.0) 1.02 (0.78 to 1.32)
 Quartile 4 (high) 3591 (27.5) 163 (30.5) 0.98 (0.76 to 1.28)
Usual adult height, cm‡
 Quartile 1 (low) 3090 (23.6) 120 (22.4) 1.00 (referent) .292
 Quartile 2 3044 (23.3) 107 (20.0) 0.90 (0.68 to 1.18)
 Quartile 3 3134 (24.0) 149 (27.9) 1.12 (0.86 to 1.44)
 Quartile 4 (high) 3202 (24.5) 139 (26.0) 1.12 (0.86 to 1.46)
History of cigarette smoking§
 No 5463 (42.3) 183 (36.1) 1.00 (referent) .598
 Yes 6531 (50.5) 273 (53.8) 1.06 (0.87 to 1.29)
Frequency of cigarette smoking
 Nonsmoker 5463 (42.3) 183 (36.1) 1.00 (referent) .489
 Smoker, 1–10 cigarettes/d 2458 (19.0) 88 (17.4) 1.00 (0.77 to 1.30)
 Smoker, 11–20 cigarettes/d 2647 (20.5) 127 (25.0) 1.17 (0.92 to 1.48)
 Smoker, 21–30 cigarettes/d 622 (4.8) 28 (5.5) 1.14 (0.75 to 1.74)
 Smoker, >30 cigarettes/d 573 (4.4) 21 (4.1) 0.75 (0.47 to 1.20)
 Smoker, cigarettes/d unknown 231 (1.8) 9 (1.8) 0.98 (0.49 to 1.96)
History of alcohol consumption
 Nondrinker 2121 (17.3) 62 (12.8) 1.00 (referent) .965
 Drinker (at least 1 drink per month) 5717 (46.8) 221 (45.6) 0.99 (0.72 to 1.36)
Servings of alcohol per week as an adult
 Nondrinker 2121 (17.3) 62 (12.8) 1.00 (referent) .226
 <1 drink/wk 815 (6.7) 18 (3.7) 0.6 (0.35 to 1.04)
 1–6 drinks/wk 2181 (17.8) 85 (17.5) 1.03 (0.72 to 1.47)
 7–13 drinks/wk 1109 (9.1) 53 (10.9) 1.21 (0.81 to 1.82)
 14–27 drinks/wk 947 (7.7) 45 (9.3) 1.14 (0.74 to 1.75)
 28+ drinks/wk or binge drinkers 636 (5.2) 20 (4.1) 0.92 (0.53 to 1.61)
 Drinker, drinks/wk unknown 29 (0.2) 0 (0.0)
Total sun exposure (h/wk)†
 Quartile 1 (low) 1508 (18.7) 44 (16.1) 1.00 (referent) .428
 Quartile 2 1594 (19.8) 42 (15.3) 0.79 (0.51 to 1.22)
 Quartile 3 1633 (20.3) 44 (16.1) 0.73 (0.47 to 1.13)
 Quartile 4 (high) 1714 (21.3) 55 (20.1) 0.72 (0.47 to 1.09)
Recreational sun exposure (h/wk)†
 Quartile 1 (low) 2234 (20.6) 93 (22.2) 1.00 (referent) .133
 Quartile 2 2332 (21.6) 85 (20.3) 0.92 (0.69 to 1.27)
 Quartile 3 2159 (20.0) 89 (21.3) 0.98 (0.73 to 1.34)
 Quartile 4 (high) 2983 (27.6) 103 (24.6) 0.74 (0.55 to 0.99)
Ever used hair dyes (women only)
 Never 856 (13.5) 15 (6.7) 1.00 (referent) .517
 Ever 2412 (38.1) 53 (23.7) 1.21 (0.67 to 2.19)
Frequency of hair dye use (women only)
 Never 856 (13.5) 15 (6.7) 1.00 (referent) .507
 1–5 times/y 835 (13.2) 13 (5.8) 0.94 (0.43 to 2.03)
 6–11 times/y 849 (13.4) 19 (8.5) 1.12 (0.55 to 2.25)
 12+ times/y 507 (8.0) 16 (7.1) 1.77 (0.86 to 3.65)
 Ever, frequency unknown 221 (3.5) 5 (2.2) 1.13 (0.37 to 3.49)
Number of children (women only)
 0 663 (7.7) 11 (3.7) 0.79 (0.33 to 1.86)
 1 467 (5.5) 11 (3.7) 1.00 (referent) .820
 2 1137 (13.3) 28 (9.4) 0.86 (0.42 to 1.75)
 3+ 1541 (18) 28 (9.4) 0.61 (0.29 to 1.26)
Use of oral contraceptives (women only)
 Never 1871 (32) 39 (20.4) 1.00 (referent) .805
 Ever 1012 (17.3) 18 (9.4) 0.91 (0.45 to 1.85)
Use of hormone replacement therapy (women only)
 Never 1411 (31.2) 25 (15.2) 1.00 (referent) .313
 Ever 729 (16.1) 22 (13.4) 1.39 (0.74 to 2.62)

* Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) adjusted for age, sex, race, and study. BMI = body mass index.

† The counts do not always add up to the total number of cases and controls due to data missing by design or report.

‡ For height and weight, quartiles were sex-specific, based on the full control population (height, males: <172.0, 172.0–177.7, 177.8–181.9, ≥182.0cm; females: <159.0, 159.0–162.9, 163.0–167.9, ≥168.0cm; weight, males: <72.6, 72.6–79.9, 80.0–88.9, ≥89.0kg; females: <58.1, 58.1–64.9, 65.0–74.7, ≥74.8kg). For total and recreational sun exposure, study-specific quartiles are available upon request.

§ Smoked longer than 6 mo or more than 100 cigarettes in lifetime.