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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018 Apr 20;27(6):636–643. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-17-1128

Table 1.

Distribution of breast cancer risk factors in cases and controls in the Nigerian Breast Cancer Study (1998–2015)

Characteristics Case Control Age-adjusted odds ratio P Ptrend
N 1811 2225
Age group <0.001 <0.001
    <25 9 (0.5) 153 (6.9) 0.06 (0.03–0.13)
    25~29.9 59 (3.3) 212 (9.5) 0.30 (0.21–0.41)
    30~34.9 151 (8.3) 314 (14.1) 0.51 (0.40–0.66)
    35~39.9 273 (15.1) 327 (14.7) 0.89 (0.71–1.12)
    40~44.9 297 (16.4) 317 (14.3) 1.00
    45~49.9 306 (16.9) 263 (11.8) 1.24 (0.99–1.56)
    50~54.9 254 (14.0) 222 (10.0) 1.22 (0.96–1.55)
    55~59.9 176 (9.7) 145 (6.5) 1.30 (0.99–1.70)
    60~64.9 132 (7.3) 139 (6.3) 1.01 (0.76–1.35)
    65~69.9 75 (4.1) 67 (3.0) 1.19 (0.83–1.72)
    70~74.9 50 (2.8) 43 (1.9) 1.24 (0.80–1.92)
    ≥75 29 (1.6) 23 (1.0) 1.35 (0.76–2.38)
Age at menarche 0.017 0.013
    ≥17 421 (23.3) 564 (25.4) 1.00
    16~16.9 255 (14.1) 343 (15.4) 1.02 (0.83–1.26)
    15~15.9 515 (28.4) 538 (24.2) 1.33 (1.11–1.59)
    14~14.9 255 (14.1) 341 (15.3) 1.09 (0.88–1.35)
    13~13.9 186 (10.3) 219 (9.8) 1.27 (1.00–1.62)
    12~12.9 151 (8.3) 171 (7.7) 1.30 (1.00–1.69)
    8~11.9 28 (1.6) 49 (2.2) 0.86 (0.52–1.42)
Benign breast diseases 207 (11.4) 144 (6.5) 1.80 (1.43–2.26) <0.001 <0.001
Family history of breast cancer 95(5.3) 68 (3.1) 1.96 (1.40–2.74) <0.001 <0.001
Parity <0.001 0.001
    0 155 (8.6) 246 (11.1) 1.00
    1 126 (7.0) 209 (9.4) 0.57 (0.40–0.80)
    2 198 (10.9) 268 (12.0) 0.48 (0.35–0.66)
    3 287 (15.8) 326 (14.7) 0.49 (0.36–0.67)
    4 297 (16.4) 393 (17.7) 0.36 (0.26–0.49)
    5 306 (16.9) 325 (14.6) 0.41 (0.30–0.56)
    6 213 (11.8) 206 (9.3) 0.41 (0.29–0.58)
    7 119 (6.6) 124 (5.6) 0.37 (0.25–0.54)
    ≥8 110 (6.1) 128 (5.8) 0.32 (0.22–0.47)
Age of first live birth <0.001 <0.001
    <20 352 (19.6) 428 (19.3) 1.00
    20~24.9 679 (37.7) 827 (37.2) 1.00 (0.83–1.19)
    25~29.9 419 (23.3) 542 (24.4) 0.98 (0.80–1.19)
    ≥30 195 (10.8) 178 (8.0) 1.25 (0.97–1.60)
    No birth 155 (8.6) 246 (11.1) 2.25 (1.67–3.04)
Age at menopause 0.536 0.384
    <35 26 (3.23) 12 (1.90) 0.57 (0.201.63)
    35~44.9 162 (20.15) 96 (15.19) 1.04 (0.75–1.45)
    45~54.9 521 (64.80) 444 (70.25) 1.00
    ≥55 95 (11.82) 80 (12.66) 1.19 (0.84–1.69)
Total month of breastfeeding <0.001 <0.001
    <12 225 (12.4) 342 (15.4) 1.00
    12~23.9 155 (8.6) 193 (8.7) 0.71 (0.53–0.96)
    24~35.9 224 (12.4) 263 (11.8) 0.56 (0.42–0.71)
    36~47.9 207 (11.5) 224 (10.1) 0.57 (0.43–0.77)
    48~59.9 215 (11.9) 263 (11.8) 0.47 (0.35–0.63)
    60~71.9 163 (9.0) 225 (10.1) 0.37 (0.40–0.72)
    72~83.9 215 (11.9) 203 (9.1) 0.53 (0.40–0.72)
    84~95.9 82 (4.5) 103 (4.6) 0.38 (0.26–0.55)
    ≥96 325 (18.0) 409 (18.4) 0.35 (0.26–0.46)
Height in cm <0.001 <0.001
    <150 85 (4.7) 136 (6.1) 0.91 (0.68–1.23)
    150~159 654 (36.1) 1067 (48.0) 1.00
    160~169 819 (45.2) 885 (39.8) 1.58 (1.37–1.82)
    ≥170 253 (14.0) 137 (6.2) 3.26 (2.57–4.15)
Body mass index in kg/m2
  Before menopause 0.001 0.004
    18.5~24.9 425 (44.1) 700 (44.8) 1.00
    <18.5 67 (7.0) 95 (6.1) 1.43 (1.00–2.05)
    25~29.9 276 (28.6) 432 (27.6) 0.89 (0.73–1.09)
    ≥30 196 (20.3) 338 (21.6) 0.71 (0.57–0.89)
  After menopause <0.001 <0.001
    18.5~24.9 327 (38.6) 191 (28.9) 1.00
    <18.5 55 (6.5) 28 (4.2) 1.12 (0.68–1.85)
    25~29.9 242 (28.6) 248 (37.6) 0.57 (0.44–0.74)
    ≥30 223 (26.3) 193 (29.2) 0.68 (0.52–0.89)
Waist-hip ratio 0.061 0.055
    <0.80 453 (25.4) 599 (27.5) 1.00
    0.80~0.84 458 (25.7) 528 (24.3) 1.04 (0.87–1.25)
    ≥0.85 871 (48.9) 1050 (48.2) 0.87 (0.74–1.02)
Oral contraceptive 512 (28.3) 741 (33.4) 0.75 (0.65–0.86) <0.001 <0.001
Alcohol consumption 179 (9.9) 109 (4.9) 1.95 (1.52–2.52) <0.001 <0.001
Study periods 0.009 0.389
  1998~2004 619 (34.2) 732 (32.9) 1.00
  2005~2010 588 (32.5) 770 (34.6) 0.79 (0.67–0.92)
  2011~2015 604 (33.4) 723 (32.5) 0.93 (0.80–1.09)

Note: There were 15, 71, 77 and 10 women with missing in age of first birth, age at menopause, waist-hip ratio and oral contraceptive, respectively.

P value and Ptrend value were all adjusted by age.