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. 2018 Jul 17;143(10):2380–2389. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31649

Table 4.

Association of timing of supper and sleep interval on risk of breast and prostate cancer by chronotype

Chronotype Controls for breast cancer cases N (%) Breast cancer cases N (%) OR (95%CI)a Controls for prostate cancer cases N (%) Prostate cancer cases N (%) OR (95%CI)b Combined breast and prostate cancer OR (95%CI)
Morning type
1 hr or less (ref) 83 (19.4) 92 (24.7) 114 (41.0) 96 (48.2)
From >1 to ≤2 hr 183 (42.9) 166 (44.5) 0.84 (0.58,1.21) 99 (35.6) 66 (33.2) 0.76 (0.50,1.17) 0.80 (0.61,1.06)
More than 2 hr 161 (37.7) 115 (30.8) 0.65 (0.44,0.97) 65 (23.4) 37 (18.6) 0.67 (0.41,1.10) 0.66 (0.49,0.90)
Intermediate Type
1 hr or less (ref) 81 (17.7) 72 (17.7) 91 (34.5) 85 (42.5)
From >1 to ≤2 hr 172 (37.6) 173 (42.6) 1.10 (0.75,1.62) 118 (44.7) 72 (36.0) 0.65 (0.42,1.00) 0.85 (0.51,1.43)
More than 2 hr 205 (44.8) 161 (39.7) 0.84 (0.57,1.23) 55 (20.8) 43 (21.5) 0.87 (0.52,1.45) 0.85 (0.62,1.16)
Evening type
1 hr or less (ref) 68 (18.7) 65 (17.6) 94 (34.1) 71 (36.4)
From >1 to ≤2 hr 136 (37.4) 139 (37.7) 1.05 (0.69,1.60) 98 (35.5) 76 (39.0) 1.02 (0.65,1.59) 1.03 (0.76,1.40)
More than 2 hr 160 (44.0) 165 (44.7) 1.06 (0.70,1.60) 84 (30.4) 48 (24.6) 0.74 (0.45,1.21) 0.86 (0.57,1.30)
a

Adjusted for age, educational level, menopausal status and center.

b

Adjusted for age, educational level and center.