Table 2.

Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios and 95 % confidence intervals of the association between socioeconomic position and breast cancer risk among the Jerusalem Perinatal Study cohort (1964–1976)

	Age-adjustedb		Model 1c		Model 2d
	HR	95 % CI	HR	95 % CI	HR	95 % CI
SEP based on husband’s occupation
Low	1a	-	1a	-	1a	-
Middle	1.29	1.15 – 1.45	1.17	1.03 – 1.31	1.12	0.99 – 1.27
High	1.42	1.26 – 1.60	1.25	1.11 – 1.42	1.18	1.03 – 1.35
SEP based on woman’s education
0–8 years	1a	-	1a	-	1a	-
9–12 years	1.46	1.31 – 1.63	1.29	1.14 – 1.45	1.27	1.13 – 1.44
>12 years	1.65	1.47 – 1.84	1.41	1.25 – 1.59	1.39	1.21 – 1.60

40,536 women included in each model

^a Reference category

^b Adjusted for age at 1^st birth in the cohort

^c Adjusted for age at 1^st birth and parity

^d Adjusted for age at 1^st birth, parity, ethnic origin and time period of birth