Table 3.
Hazard Ratios and 95% Confidence Intervals for Prenatal Diethylstilbestrol Exposure and High-grade Squamous Neoplasia
| # Cases | HR | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DES | ||||
| Adjusted for birth year & cohort | 178 | 1.98 | 1.33 | 2.94 |
| + # of Pap smearsa | 178 | 1.97 | 1.33 | 2.93 |
| + covariatesb | 178 | 2.10 | 1.41 | 3.13 |
| Slide confirmed cases onlyc | 134 | 2.15 | 1.35 | 3.41 |
| by Cohortd | ||||
| DESAD | 115 | 1.38 | 0.82 | 2.32 |
| Dieckmann | 24 | 1.82 | 0.78 | 4.25 |
| Horne | 29 | 6.88 | 2.06 | 23.0 |
| WHS | 10 | 2.08 | 0.60 | 7.23 |
| by Agee | ||||
| <30 | 47 | 2.66 | 1.11 | 6.37 |
| 30–34 | 50 | 1.97 | 0.94 | 4.15 |
| 35–39 | 30 | 2.87 | 0.98 | 8.42 |
| 40–44 | 24 | 3.11 | 0.88 | 11.0 |
| 45+ | 27 | 0.91 | 0.39 | 2.10 |
Abbreviations: Hazard Ratios, HR; 95% Confidence Intervals, CI; Diethylstilbestrol, DES; High-grade Squamous Neoplasia, CIN2+.
Adjusted for birth year, cohort and number of Pap smears over the last 5 years prior to the questionnaire before diagnosis or censoring.
In addition to birth year, cohort and # of Pap smears, covariates include education, smoking, age at first sexual intercourse, and # of male sexual partners.
Adjusted for birth year and cohort.
Adjusted for birth year.
Adjusted for cohort.