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. 2016 Feb 22;7(2):127–136. doi: 10.1007/s12672-016-0252-7

Table 1.

Characteristics of 317 women included in final analysis of NAF hormones

Characteristic Premenopausal Postmenopausal
Cases Controls P Cases Controls P
N Mean (SD) or N (%) N Mean (SD) or N (%) N Mean (SD) or N (%) N Mean (SD) or N (%)
Age 81 45.99 (4.62) 70 45.40 (4.40) 0.43 78 56.27 (5.61) 86 56.83 (5.98) 0.54
Race 81 70 0.64 78 86 0.07
 African-American 17 (20.99) 16 (22.86) 17 (21.79) 30 (34.88)
 Caucasian 58 (71.60) 46 (65.71) 59 (75.64) 51 (59.30)
 Other 6 (7.41) 8 (11.43) 2 (2.56) 5 (5.81)
Menstrual phase 81 70 0.91 NA
 Follicular 21 (25.93) 20 (28.57)
 Mid-cycle 39 (48.15) 31 (44.29)
 Luteal 21 (25.93) 19 (27.14)
Menarche age (years) 81 12.68 (1.40) 70 12.58 (1.27) 0.65 78 12.65 (1.17) 86 12.18 (1.39) 0.02
Parous 81 66 (81.48) 70 46 (65.71) 0.04 78 68 (87.18) 86 68 (79.07) 0.21
Age of first pregnancy (years) 59 27.47 (6.25) 35 27.69 (6.02) 0.87 63 25.76 (7.06) 54 26.22 (6.32) 0.71
Pregnancy number 66 2.74 (1.23) 46 2.59 (1.59) 0.56 68 2.69 (1.41) 68 2.62 (1.40) 0.76
Ever lactated 59 47 (79.66) 35 29 (82.86) 0.79 63 40 (63.49) 54 37 (68.52) 0.70
Duration of lactation (months) 59 12.78 (14.79) 35 13.44 (19.29) 0.85 63 9.66 (14.56) 54 14.32 (18.53) 0.13
Years since last birth 59 14.51 (7.03) 35 13.23 (7.79) 0.42 63 25.89 (10.60) 54 27.56 (8.93) 0.36
BMI (kg/m2) 81 27.26 (6.30) 70 27.46 (6.55) 0.85 78 31.06 (7.16) 86 27.98 (6.13) <0.01
Any previous breast biopsy 81 32 (39.51) 70 6 (8.57) <0.01 78 32 (41.03) 86 28 (32.56) 0.33
Positive family history 46 3 (6.52) 25 7 (28.00) 0.03 43 10 (23.26) 35 13 (37.14) 0.22

Two of these 317 women were missing menopausal status. The entire population of NAF yielders is 565. Characteristics of the additional 248 NAF yielders are compared to those of 317 women in Online Resource Table S1