Table 2. Associations between risk of vulval cancer, age at menopause, and use of menopausal hormone therapy in postmenopausal women.
| Exposure | Cases/population at risk | Relative riska | 95% Confidence interval | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age at menopause in women with natural menopause or oophorectomy who have never used hormone therapy | ||||
| 50+ Years | 158/237 144 | 1.00 | <0.001 | |
| <50 Years | 167/175 489 | 1.52 | (1.22–1.89) | |
|
Use of menopausal hormone therapy at baseline, all postmenopausal women | ||||
| Never | 401/493 167 | 1.00 | 0.54 | |
| Past | 142/192 727 | 0.94 | (0.77–1.14) | |
| Current | 252/424 544 | 0.86 | (0.73–1.02) | |
Relative risks adjusted, where possible, for smoking, alcohol use, body mass index, age at menarche, oral contraceptive use, parity, tubal ligation, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3, diabetes, hysterectomy/oophorectomy, and deprivation.