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. 2015 Sep 11;5:14051. doi: 10.1038/srep14051

Table 2. Summary risk estimates of the association between menarcheal age and endometrial cancer risk, oldest versus youngest category.

  No. of Summary RR I2 Ph* Ph**
studies (95% CI) Value (%)
Overall 8 0.68 (0.58–0.81) 41.9 0.099
Subgroup analyses
Duration of follow-up         0.085
 <10y 3 0.78 (0.68–0.89) 0 0.674  
 ≥10y 5 0.56 (0.42–0.74) 37.2 0.173  
Number of cases         0.281
 <400 4 0.74 (0.65–0.84) 62.4 0.046  
 ≥400 4 0.55 (0.33–0.90) 0 0.563  
Exposure Assessment         0.992
 Trained interviewer 1 1.01 (0.82–1.24) N/A N/A  
 Self-administered questionnaire 7 0.68 (0.57–0.81) 50.2 0.061  
Study population         0.232
 Non-American 3 0.58 (0.41–0.81) 62.2 0.071  
 American 5 0.77 (0.67–0.90) 0 0.421  
Adjustment for confounders or important risk factors
Body mass index         0.057
 Yes 4 0.77 (0.68–0.88) 0 0.849  
 No 4 0.48 (0.36–0.63) 0 0.612  
Parity         0.710
 Yes 5 0.69 (0.55–0.86) 57.0 0.054  
 No 3 0.64 (0.45–0.91) 20.3 0.285  
Oral contraceptive use         0.085
 Yes 3 0.80 (0.69–0.93) 0 0.900  
 No 5 0.56 (0.42–0.74) 41.8 0.143  
Exogenous hormones use         0.085
 Yes 3 0.80 (0.69–0.93) 0 0.900  
 No 5 0.56 (0.42–0.74) 41.8 0.143  
Menopause status         0.085
 Yes 3 0.80 (0.69–0.93) 0 0.900  
 No 5 0.56 (0.42–0.74) 41.8 0.143  
Smoking status         0.057
 Yes 4 0.77 (0.68–0.88) 0 0.849  
 No 4 0.48 (0.36–0.63) 0 0.612  

RR: relative risk; CI: confidence interval; N/A: not available.

*P value for heterogeneity within each subgroup.

**P value for heterogeneity between subgroups with meta-regression analysis.