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. 2018;19(9):2429–2436. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2018.19.9.2429

Table 2.

Bivariate Analysis and Multivariate Logistic Regression of Association of BMI, WC and Breast Cancer Risk by Menopausal Status. Brazil, 2017

Characteristics Premenopausal
Cases Control OR crude 95% CI OR adjusteda 95% CI
(n=32) (n=128)
n (%) n (%)
cPrediagnosis BMI (kg/m2)
 <30 20 (16.5) 101 (83.5) 1.0
 ≥30 12 (30.8) 27 (69.2) 2.24 0.90-5.57 1.64 0.95-2-85
 p value 0.05 0.07
dCurrent BMI (kg/m2)
 <30 24 (19.0) 102 (81.0) 1.0
 ≥30 8 (23.5) 26 (76.5) 1.31 0.48-3.51 1.23 0.70-2.18
 p value 0.56 0.56 0.47
eBMI at age 20 years (kg/m2)
 <30 31 (19.9) 125 (80.1) 1.0
 ≥30 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0) 1.34 0.22-7.07 1.06 0.27-4.24
 p value 0.59* 0.93
Waist circumference (cm)
 <80 3 (13.0) 20 (87.0) 1.0
 ≥80 29 (21.2) 108 (78.8) 1.79 0.46-8.16 1.25 0.60-2.62
 p value 0.27* 0.54
a

Adjusted for age, contraceptive use, age at menarche, nulliparity,

b

reastfeeding, family history of breast cancer;

c

Based on self-reported prediagnosis weight at least 6 month before breast cancer diagnosis and measured height at interview;

b

BMI measured at interview;

e

Based on self-reported weight with age 20 years and measured height at interview;

*

Fisher´s exact test; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.