Table 3.
Adjusted pooled odds ratios (pORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for the association between level of education and advanced stage at diagnosis of ovarian cancer, overall and by histotype.
| Model 1a | Model 2b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (n = 10,601) | pOR (95% CI) | Cases (n = 10,457) | pOR (95% CI) | |
| Overall | ||||
| >high school | 5,411 | 1.00 | 5,362 | 1.00 |
| ≤high school | 5,190 | 1.15 (1.03–1.28) | 5,095 | 1.18 (1.05–1.32) |
| Serous | ||||
| >high school | 3,003 | 1.00 | 2,973 | 1.00 |
| ≤high school | 3,063 | 1.08 (0.87–1.34) | 3,009 | 1.13 (0.90–1.41) |
| Serous low-grade | ||||
| >high school | 143 | 1.00 | 142 | 1.00 |
| ≤high school | 228 | 1.10 (0.51–2.35) | 228 | 1.23 (0.49–3.12) |
| Serous high-grade | ||||
| >high school | 2,568 | 1.00 | 2,541 | 1.00 |
| ≤high school | 2,462 | 1.02 (0.78–1.32) | 2,413 | 1.09 (0.83–1.43) |
| Endometrioid | ||||
| >high school | 908 | 1.00 | 901 | 1.00 |
| ≤high school | 756 | 1.10 (0.86–1.42) | 749 | 1.17 (0.90–1.53) |
| Mucinous | ||||
| >high school | 349 | 1.00 | 349 | 1.00 |
| ≤high school | 271 | 0.97 (0.63–1.48) | 266 | 1.09 (0.68–1.76) |
| Clear cell | ||||
| >high school | 436 | 1.00 | 431 | 1.00 |
| ≤high school | 390 | 1.19 (0.84–1.71) | 376 | 1.21 (0.83–1.77) |
a
Adjusted for age (continuous variable) and race/ethnicity (Non-Hispanic White, Hispanic White, Black, Asian and other).
b
Adjusted for the two factors in Model 1 plus adjustment for BMI (continuous variable) and cigarette smoking status (never, former or current).