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. 2021 Jun 4;7(8):1–10. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1499

Table 2. Association of Body Size, Body Fat Distribution, and Body Composition With All-Cause Mortality by Estrogen Receptor Status Among Black Breast Cancer Survivors.

Variable Estrogen receptor–positive Estrogen receptor–negative P value for interaction
Participants, No./total No. (%) Total deaths HR (95% CI)a P value for trend Participants, No./total No. (%) Total deaths HR (95% CI)a P value for trend
Baseline BMI
Normal (18.5-24.9) 200/1332 (15.0) 28 1 [Reference] .12 93/506 (18.4) 18 1 [Reference] .11 .91
Overweight (25.0-29.9) 372/1332 (27.9) 38 0.93 (0.57-1.53) 140/506 (27.7) 25 0.92 (0.50-1.71)
Obese class 1 (30.0-34.9) 347/1332 (26.1) 45 1.02 (0.63-1.65) 136/506 (26.9) 28 1.23 (0.67-2.24)
Obese class 2-3 (≥35.0) 413/1332 (31.0) 65 1.20 (0.76-1.90) 137/506 (27.1) 35 1.34 (0.75-2.42)
Per 5.0 U 1332/1332 (100) 176 1.12 (1.02-1.24) NA 506/506 (100) 106 1.11 (0.96-1.27) NA .87
Waist circumference, cm
Quartile 1 (<90.6) 309/1314 (23.5) 37 1 [Reference] .18 139/495 (28.1) 22 1 [Reference] .20 .36
Quartile 2 (90.6-100.1) 328/1314 (25.0) 26 0.74 (0.44-1.24) 116/495 (23.4) 19 1.09 (0.59-2.04)
Quartile 3 (100.2-110.9) 334/1314 (25.4) 36 0.88 (0.55-1.40) 123/495 (24.8) 24 1.26 (0.70-2.28)
Quartile 4 (>110.9) 343/1314 (26.1) 68 1.57 (1.03-2.39) 117/495 (23.6) 38 1.90 (1.10-3.29)
Per 10.0 cm 1314/1314 (100) 167 1.16 (1.06-1.28) NA 495/495 (100) 103 1.12 (0.99-1.27) NA .53
Waist-to-hip ratio
Quartile 1 (0.65-0.84) 331/1314 (25.2) 34 1 [Reference] .03 120/495 (24.2) 13 1 [Reference] .02 .36
Quartile 2 (0.85-0.89) 319/1314 (24.3) 34 0.83 (0.51-1.35) 130/495 (26.3) 25 1.81 (0.92-3.57)
Quartile 3 (0.90-0.95) 330/1314 (25.1) 40 1.10 (0.69-1.77) 126/495 (25.5) 31 2.14 (1.09-4.19)
Quartile 4 (>0.95) 334/1314 (25.4) 59 1.38 (0.89-2.15) 119/495 (24.0) 34 2.24 (1.14-4.41)
Per 0.10 U 1314/1314 (100) 167 1.29 (1.06-1.57) NA 495/495 (100) 103 1.31 (1.03-1.66) NA .90
Body fat, %
Quartile 1 (<37.1) 293/1247 (23.5) 37 1 [Reference] .16 132/477 (27.7) 23 1 [Reference] .16 .16
Quartile 2 (37.1-41.9) 311/1247 (24.9) 35 1.19 (0.74-1.91) 114/477 (23.9) 21 1.05 (0.57-1.93)
Quartile 3 (42.0-46.5) 322/1247 (25.8) 36 1.04 (0.65-1.66) 115/477 (24.1) 22 1.34 (0.74-2.44)
Quartile 4 (>46.5) 321/1247 (25.7) 50 1.52 (0.98-2.35) 116/477 (24.3) 31 1.78 (1.03-3.09)
Per 5.0 U 1247/1247 (100) 158 1.09 (0.97-1.22) NA 477/477 (100) 97 1.17 (1.02-1.34) NA .34
FMI
Quartile 1 (<9.9) 294/1247 (23.6) 35 1 [Reference] .03 129/476 (27.1) 19 1 [Reference] .04 .41
Quartile 2 (9.9-12.8) 314/1247 (25.2) 36 1.18 (0.73-1.89) 119/476 (25.0) 27 1.38 (0.75-2.53)
Quartile 3 (12.9-16.5) 316/1247 (25.3) 38 1.06 (0.66-1.69) 113/476 (23.7) 23 1.79 (0.97-3.33)
Quartile 4 (>16.5) 323/1247 (25.9) 50 1.54 (0.98-2.41) 115/476 (24.2) 28 1.78 (0.99-3.23)
Per 5.0 U 1247/1247 (100) 159 1.19 (1.02-1.39) NA 476/476 (100) 97 1.23 (1.01-1.49) NA .79

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); FMI, fat mass index (calculated as fat mass in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); HR, hazard ratio; NA, not applicable.

a

Hazard ratios and 95% CIs were adjusted for age, income, smoking status, tumor stage, and type of surgery.