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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2015 Jan 26;24(4):671–676. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-1128

Table 5.

Frequencies and lifetime risks for the combination of risk factors that result in a lifetime risk of ovarian cancer of 4% or higher

4%-9% Lifetime Risk
OC Use Parity Tubal Ligation Endometriosis Family History Genetic Risk Quintile Population Frequency Lifetime Risk Lifetime Risk CI
Never 2+ births No No Yes 4 0.18% 4.03% 3.17% - 5.11%
1-4 years None No Yes No 5 0.11% 4.03% 3.29% - 4.94%
Never None No No No 5 0.85% 4.25% 3.98% - 4.54%
1-4 years None No No Yes 4 0.04% 4.30% 3.40% - 5.44%
Never None No Yes No 3 0.09% 4.40% 3.71% - 5.20%
Never 1 birth No No Yes 3 0.04% 4.56% 3.54% - 5.87%
Never None Yes Yes No 5 0.02% 4.81% 3.91% - 5.91%
1-4 years 2+ births No Yes Yes 5 0.02% 4.88% 3.58% - 6.65%
Never 1 birth No Yes No 5 0.04% 4.93% 3.93% - 6.19%
Never None No Yes No 4 0.07% 5.07% 4.27% - 6.02%
Never 2+ births No No Yes 5 0.07% 5.14% 4.03% - 6.55%
Never 1 birth No No Yes 4 0.04% 5.26% 4.08% - 6.78%
Never 2+ births No Yes Yes 3 0.02% 5.32% 3.99% - 7.08%
1-4 years None No No Yes 5 0.02% 5.49% 4.33% - 6.96%
Never None No Yes No 5 0.18% 6.47% 5.42% - 7.71%
Never 1 birth No Yes Yes 4 0.02% 7.99% 5.92% - 10.78%
Never None No No Yes 5 0.02% 8.78% 7.10% - 10.85%
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