Table 2.

Multivariable adjusted associations between race/ethnicity and circulating biomarkers of CA125 and CA15.3, NHANES 2001–2002.

a) CA125				b) CA15.3
Predictors	Average % differences (95%CI)	p-value		Predictors	Average % Differences (95%CI)	p-value
Non-Hispanic white	ref			Non-Hispanic white	ref
Non-Hispanic black	−29.0 (−42.5, −12.2)	0.004		Non-Hispanic Black	17.3 (−0.5, 38.3)	0.06
Mexican American	−6.4 (−18.1, 6.9)	0.3		Mexican American	1.3 (−19.0, 26.7)	0.9
Age, years	0.7 (0.2, 1.2)	0.006		Age, years	−0.2 (−1.0, 0.5)	0.42
BMI, kg/m2	0.4 (−1.4, 0.6)	0.39		BMI, kg/m2	−0.2 (−0.9, 0.4)	0.49
Smoking status, never	ref			Smoking status, never	ref
Smoking status, former	−0.4 (−13.7, 14.8)	0.95		Smoking status, former	0.7 (−14.8, 18.9)	0.93
Smoking status, current	−9.9 (−26.9, 11.2)	0.31		Smoking status, current	−1.8 (−16.3, 15.2)	0.81
Age at menarche, years	0.2 (−2.0, 2.6)	0.82		Age at menarche, years	0.9 (−2.0, 4.0)	0.51
Breastfeeding	−4.1 (−14.1, 7.0)	0.43		Breastfeeding	3.6 (−7.3, 15.8)	0.51
Tubal ligation	11.8 (−0.6, 25.7)	0.06		Tubal ligation	−6.0 (−18.9, 8.9)	0.38
HT use, never	ref			HT use, never	ref
HT use, former	−10.2 (−20.2, 1.1)	0.07		HT use, former	7.0 (−7.5, 23.7)	0.34
HT use, current	−7.8 (−17.5, 3.1)	0.14		HT use, current	−4.2 (−17.6, 11.4)	0.56
Previous history of cancer	7.4 (−6.9, 23.9)	0.3		Previous history of cancer	9.2 (−8.8, 30.9)	0.31
Age at natural menopause, years				Age at natural menopause, years
<46	ref			<46	ref
46–49	4.6 (−16.9, 31.8)	0.68		46–49	−16.9 (−33.8, 4.2)	0.10
50–52	13.5 (−7.6, 39.5)	0.21		50–52	−9.2 (−30.8, 19.1)	0.46
52≤	11.9 (−9.5,38.4)	0.28		52≤	−24.0 (−36.5, −9.2)	0.005
Missinga	−0.2 (−18.3, 21.9)	0.98		Missinga	−15.1 (−29.0, 1.6)	0.07

^a96% had surgical menopause