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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2016 Feb 29;27(4):545–552. doi: 10.1007/s10552-016-0728-3

Table 2.

Association of endometrial cancer risk and timing of uterine leiomyomata diagnosis, 1995–2013

Exposure Cases Person- Years Crude Rate a IRR b 95% CI IRR c 95% CI
History of UL
 No 140 431,322 32.5 1.00 Referent 1.00 Referent
 Yes 160 258,224 62.0 1.36 1.08, 1.72 1.42 1.12, 1.80
 Age at UL diagnosis (years)
  <30 30 62,894 47.7 1.55 1.04, 2.30 1.60 1.08, 2.39
  30–39 59 116,643 50.6 1.39 1.02, 1.89 1.44 1.06, 1.97
   ≥40 71 78,686 90.2 1.26 0.94, 1.70 1.33 0.99, 1.80
 Years since UL diagnosis
  0–2 25 36,989 67.6 3.15 2.03, 4.87 3.20 2.06, 4.98
   Age at UL <40 6 19,340 31.0 2.65 1.09, 6.45 2.77 1.13, 6.74
   Age at UL ≥40 19 17,649 107.7 3.32 2.02, 5.46 3.35 2.03, 5.53
  3–9 21 71,857 29.2 0.94 0.59, 1.49 0.95 0.60, 1.52
   Age at UL <40 7 41,803 16.7 1.27 0.56, 2.85 1.29 0.57, 2.91
   Age at UL ≥40 14 30,054 46.6 0.82 0.47, 1.44 0.83 0.48, 1.46
   ≥10 100 125,467 79.7 1.28 0.98, 1.67 1.35 1.03, 1.77
   Age at UL <40 69 101,320 68.1 1.35 1.00, 1.81 1.40 1.04, 1.89
   Age at UL ≥40 31 24,147 128.4 1.09 0.72, 1.64 1.18 0.79, 1.78

UL=uterine leiomyomata, IRR=incidence rate ratio, CI=confidence interval.

a

Per 100,000 person-years

b

Adjusted for age and calendar time

c

Additionally adjusted for education, marital status, age at menarche, parity, menopausal status, oral contraceptive use, female hormones, smoking history, vigorous physical activity, and body mass index.