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. 2016 Feb 23;114(7):819–825. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.39

Table 3. Estimated ORs and 95% CIs for the association of frequency and duration of aspirin, non-aspirin NSAIDs, and acetaminophen use with ovarian cancer risk.

  Aspirin
Non-aspirin NSAID
Acetaminophen
  No. of cases No. of controls Adjusted ORa No. of cases No. of controls Adjusted ORa No. of cases No. of controls Adjusted ORa
  (n=432) (n=560) (95% CI) (n=474) (n=628) (95% CI) (n=416) (n=534) (95% CI)
Never users 362 467 1.00 (Referent) 362 467 1.00 (Referent) 362 467 1.00 (Referent)
Frequency of use
<30 Days/month 15 27 0.51 (0.21–1.25) 58 108 0.54 (0.35–0.83) 35 48 0.94 (0.49–1.81)
Daily 55 66 0.56 (0.34–0.94) 54 53 1.15 (0.70–1.91) 19 19 0.79 (0.33–1.92)
Duration of use
<5 Years 27 41 0.52 (0.28–0.98) 33 51 0.81 (0.48–1.37) 15 25 0.97 (0.42–2.22)
⩾5 Years 43 52 0.60 (0.32–1.11) 79 110 0.71 (0.47–1.07) 39 42 0.87 (0.44–1.74)
Frequency, duration of use
<30 Days/month for <5 years 7 13 0.43 (0.14–1.34) 20 33 0.67 (0.35–1.27) 8 18 0.94 (0.34–2.63)
Daily for <5 years 20 28 0.56 (0.27–1.11) 13 18 1.13 (0.48–2.66) 7 7 1.12 (0.32–3.96)
<30 Days/month for ⩾5 years 8 14 0.61 (0.17–2.22) 38 75 0.47 (0.28–0.79) 27 30 1.00 (0.45–2.21)
Daily for ⩾5 years 35 38 0.56 (0.29–1.08) 41 35 1.17 (0.65–2.09) 12 12 0.58 (0.19–1.79)

Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; NSAID= nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; OR=odds ratio.

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Adjusted for age, study site, education, income, parity, family history of first-degree relative with breast or ovarian cancer, tubal ligation, body mass index (BMI), oral contraceptive use, menopausal status, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, physical activity, and simultaneous adjustment of use of other analgesics (frequency, duration).