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. 2015 Mar 23;10(3):e0122657. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122657

Table 2. Risk factors associated with the Breast cancer.

Factors Cases n Controls n χ2 P-value OR (95%CI)* P-value
Menarcheal age
    >14 9 11 2.347 0.309 1
    12_14 88 146 0.737 (0.294–1.848) 0.515
    <12 6 4 1.833 (0.392–8.566) 0.441
Cycle length
    Normal (3–7) 95 141 3.606 0.165 1
    Short (1–2) 3 14 0.318 (0.089–1.137) 0.078
    Long (> 7) 5 6 1.273 (0.3674–4.169) 0.732
Parity
    Parous 85 25 122.262 0.000 1
    Nulliparous 18 136 0.034 (0.017–0.067) 0.000
Age at first birth
    <20 22 3 1.118 0.773 1
    20–24 34 7 0.711 (0.114–4.442) 0.715
    25–29 16 5 1.079 (0.19–6.117) 0.931
    >29 9 2 1.63 (0.232–11.455) 0.624
Lactational history
    Yes 83 23 112.407 0.000 1
    No 20 138 0.042 (0.022–0.081) 0.000
BMI
    Normal (18–25) 42 82 45.717 0.000 1
    Underweight (< 18) 7 52 0.263 (0.110–0.629) 0.003
    Overweight (25–30) 39 20 3.807 (1.978–7.328) 0.000
    Obesity (> 30) 15 7 4.184 (1.584–11.04) 0.004
W/H ratio
    Acceptable (<0.85) 11 85 45.789 0.000 1
    Uacceptable (>0.85) 92 76 8.139 (4.211–15.732) 0.000
Family history
    No 81 131 0.295 0.587 1
    Yes 22 30 1.186 (1.384–5.876) 0.587
F.H of other cancer
    No 88 131 0.273 0.601 1
    Yes 15 30 0.837 (0.429–1.632) 0.602
O.C
    No 93 148 0.211 0.646 1
    Yes 10 13 1.224 (0.516–2.905) 0.646
H.R.T
    No 98 158 1.912 0.167 1
    Yes 5 3 2.687 (0.628–11.494) 0.183

*Odds ratios and 95% CI was calculated by logistic regression analysis