Table 3.
Recognition of Risk Factors of Ovarian Cancer by Socio-Demographic Variables
| Variables | Odds ratio of recognition of risk factors (95% CI) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Having a close relative with ovarian cancer | Having a past history of breast cancer | Using HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) | Being overweight (BMI >25) | Having endometriosis | Having ovarian cysts | |
| Age group | ||||||
| Up to 30 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| > 30 years | 1.10 (0.60-2.03) | 0.94 (0.54-1.78) | 1.3 (0.68-2.53) | 0.63 (0.34-1.17) | 1.52 (0.83-2.80) | 1.14 (0.60-2.16) |
| Education | ||||||
| No formal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Secondary | 0.76 (0.32-1.78) | 1.99 (0.85-4.66) | 0.79 (0.29-2.18) | 3.40 (1.28-8.99)* | 3.58 (1.35-9.51)* | 2.77 (1.14-6.75)* |
| University | 0.82 (0.35-1.97) | 1.71 (0.72-4.05) | 1.75 (0.65-4.72) | 3.62 (1.34-9.80)* | 7.12 (2.61-19.44)* | 2.89 (1.16-7.15)* |
| PG/Others | 1.06 (0.29-3.84) | 0.94 (0.28-3.18) | 1.41 (0.37-5.44) | 3.11 (0.83-11.61) | 3.93 (1.04-14.82)* | 2.62 (0.73-9.37) |
| Family income (OMR) | ||||||
| <500 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 500 – 1,000 | 1.93 (0.76-4.89) | 2.37 (0.97-5.81) | 2.0 (0.59-6.79) | 0.53 (0.21-1.33) | 1.45 (0.57-3.67) | 1.94 (0.78-4.82) |
| 1,000 – 2,000 | 3.30 (1.23-8.88)* | 4.37 (1.67-11.45)* | 7.14 (2.04-24.95)* | 0.86 (0.33-2.26) | 0.76 (0.28-2.04) | 1.21 (0.46-3.18) |
| > 2,000 | 3.96 (1.20-13.02)* | 3.59 (1.15-11.23)* | 5.63 (1.37-23.16)* | 0.58 (0.19-1.85) | 0.72 (0.23-2.30) | 0.58 (0.18-1.85) |
| Duration of marriage | ||||||
| 1-5 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6-11 years | 0.82 (0.42-1.59) | 0.84 (0.44-1.60) | 0.53 (0.26-1.08) | 0.89 (0.46-1.73) | 1.19 (0.62-2.28) | 1.28 (0.64-2.55) |
| 16-20 years | 1.62 (0.59-4.43) | 0.83 (0.32-2.18) | 0.72 (0.24-2.12) | 1.57 (0.59-4.23) | 1.03 (0.38-2.80) | 1.23 (0.44-3.48) |
| >20 years | 0.72 (0.26-2.06) | 0.85 (0.30-2.38) | 0.97 (0.31-3.01) | 2.06 (0.71-5.97) | 2.37 (0.81-6.95) | 2.37 (0.74-7.60) |
| No. of pregnancies | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0.23 (0.09-0.54)* | 0.67 (0.28-0.64) | 0.61 (0.23-1.61) | 0.52 (0.20-1.36) | 1.30 (0.52-3.26) | 0.29 (0.12-0.71)* |
| 2-4 | 0.74 (0.34-1.61) | 0.62 (0.29-1.33) | 0.96 (0.44-2.09) | 1.76 (0.83-3.74) | 2.20 (1.03-4.70)* | 1.12 (0.51-2.46) |
| >4 | 0.32 (0.11-0.93)* | 0.45 (0.16-1.28) | 0.26 (0.09-0.81) | 1.03 (0.37-2.92) | 1.21 (0.43-3.43) | 0.53 (0.18-1.59) |
| Family history | ||||||
| Yes | 0.94 (0.55-1.61) | 1.32 (0.78-2.22) | 1.20 (0.68-2.11) | 1.23 (0.73-2.09) | 1.49 (0.87-2.53) | 1.23 (0.71-2.14) |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Using talcum powder in the genital area | Being over 50 years old | Having IVF treatment | Not having children | Having gone through the menopause | Being a smoker | |
| Age group | ||||||
| Up to 30 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| > 30 years | 0.98 (0.51-1.88) | 1.08 (0.58-2.02) | 1.32 (0.65-2.70) | 1.40 (0.72-2.71) | 3.58 (1.86-6.90) | 0.78 (0.43-1.45) |
| Education | ||||||
| No formal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Secondary | 2.57 (0.99-6.68) | 1.10 (0.46-2.65) | 0.99 (0.34-2.86) | 3.32 (1.01-1097)* | 0.82 (0.32-2.08) | 1.74 (0.76-3.98) |
| University | 1.43 (0.55-3.72) | 1.01 (0.41-2.48) | 1.63 (0.58-4.54) | 3.10 (0.93-10.31) | 0.90 (0.35-2.36) | 2.47 (1.05-5.80) |
| PG/Others | 0.84 (0.20-3.60) | 0.53 (0.14-1.95) | 1.17 (0.26-5.33) | 1.57 (0.31-8.09) | 0.99 (0.27-3.62) | 2.07 (0.59-7.22) |
| Family income (OMR) | ||||||
| <500 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 500 – 1,000 | 3.66 (1.21-11.07)* | 1.17 (0.46-3.01) | 2.30 (0.67-7.89) | 2.10 (0.67-6.57) | 0.75 (0.28-1.97) | 1.62 (0.68-3.86) |
| 1,000 – 2,000 | 4.28 (1.37-13.38)* | 3.76 (1.38-10.23)* | 3.63 (1.01-13.06)* | 2.08 (0.63-6.81) | 0.99 (0.36-2.74) | 2.11 (0.82-5.38) |
| >2,000 | 2.18 (0.56-8.44) | 2.31 (0.71-7.60) | 3.34 (0.77-14.49) | 2.12 (0.54-8.32) | 0.63 (0.19-2.13) | 2.33 (0.74-7.31) |
| Duration of marriage | ||||||
| 1-5 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6-11 years | 0.90 (0.45-1.78) | 0.56 (0.29-1.09) | 0.73 (0.34-1.58) | 1.07 (0.53-2.18) | 0.59 (0.29-1.18) | 1.40 (0.73-2.71) |
| 16-20 years | 0.63 (0.21-1.93) | 1.60 (0.60-4.26) | 0.32 (0.08-1.18) | 0.87 (0.29-2.60) | 0.65 (0.24-1.80) | 1.89 (0.71-5.00) |
| >20 years | 2.79 (0.93-8.36) | 1.02 (0.35-2.96) | 0.81 (0.24-2.82) | 0.92 (0.29-2.92) | 0.56 (0.19-1.67) | 1.79 (0.62-5.11) |
| No. of pregnancies | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0.59 (0.22-1.57) | 0.81 (0.33-1.99) | 2.10 (0.80-5.54) | 1.22 (0.44-3.32) | 0.30 (0.11-0.81) | 0.44 (0.17-1.14) |
| 2-4 | 0.73 (0.34-1.59) | 0.83 (0.39-1.75) | 0.61 (0.26-1.43) | 1.03 (0.45-2.35) | 0.93 (0.44-1.97) | 0.39 (0.17-0.92) |
| >4 | 0.54 (0.18-1.61) | 0.32 (0.11-0.93) | 1.08 (0.33-3.57) | 0.77 (0.25-2.39) | 0.28 (0.10-0.81) | 0.28 (0.09-0.85) |
| Family history | ||||||
| Yes | 1.49 (0.86-2.59) | 1.53 (0.90-2.60) | 1.08 (0.59-1.97) | 2.04 (1.17-3.56)* | 1.10 (0.63-1.91) | 0.83 (0.49-1.42) |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
*
p < 0.05