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Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2019 Nov 9;156(1):169–177. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.09.014

Table 3.

Associations of Endometrial Cancer Risk Factors with Histologic Outcomes in all Women (n=1,159)*

Polyps (n=158) p-value DPEM (n=109) p-value Hyperplasia without atypia (n=30) p-value Atypical Hyperplasia (n=20) p-value Endometrial Cancer (n=49) p-value
Age (per 1 year increase) 1.06 (1.0–1.1) <0.0001 0.95 (0.9–1.0) 0.006 1.03 (1.0–1.1) 0.253 1.07 (1.0–1.1) 0.045 1.14 (1.1–1.2) <0.0001
BMI (per 5kg/m2 increase) 1.17 (1.0–1.3) 0.011 1.12 (1.0–1.3) 0.107 1.10 (0.9–1.4) 0.446 2.00 (1.5–2.6) <0.0001 1.39 (1.1–1.7) 0.001
HRT Use
Never (n=782) Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Ever (n=377) 0.81 (0.5–1.2) 0.320 0.75 (0.5–1.3) 0.276 1.45 (0.6–3.3) 0.369 1.00 (0.3–3.1) 0.987 0.42 (0.2–0.9) 0.022
Past Oral Contraception Use
No (n=308) Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Yes (n=807) 0.94 (0.6–1.4) 0.773 1.30 (0.8–2.2) 0.312 1.01 (0.4–2.4) 0.980 0.88 (0.3–5.5) 0.819 0.82 (0.4–1.6) 0.573
Parity
Nulliparous (n=192) Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Parous (n=966) 0.58 (0.4–0.9) 0.014 1.13 (0.6–2.0) 0.674 0.87 (0.3–2.4) 0.786 0.86 (0.3–2.9) 0.806 0.60 (0.3–1.3) 0.209
Type II Diabetes
No (n=1,082) Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Yes (n=77) 1.14 (0.6–2.3) 0.713 0.88 (0.3–2.2) 0.787 2.09 (0.6–7.0) 0.235 1.63 (0.5–5.9) 0.457 2.11 (0.9–5.2) 0.107
Hypertension
No (n=881) Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Yes (n=278) 0.79 (0.5–1.2) 0.303 1.18 (0.7–2.0) 0.529 1.55 (0.6–3.7) 0.328 1.59 (0.5–4.6) 0.394 0.94 (0.5–1.9) 0.870
Smoking Status
Never (n=796) Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Ever (n=362) 1.27 (0.9–1.8) 0.196 1.12 (0.7–1.7) 0.613 0.63 (0.3–1.5) 0.301 0.57 (0.2–1.7) 0.311 0.43 (0.2–0.9) 0.030
Family History of EC
No (n=1,057) Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref Ref
Yes (n=102) 0.70 (0.4–1.3) 0.287 0.74 (0.3–1.6) 0.449 -- -- -- -- 0.71 (0.2–2.2) 0.549
*

The reference group includes normal or other benign histology or no indication for biopsy, women with inadequate biopsy results are excluded (n=46)

Note: Two dashes (--) indicate the odds ratio, confidence intervals, and corresponding p-value could not be estimated from the model.

Abbreviations: DPEM, Disordered proliferative endometrium; BMI, body mass index; HRT; hormone replacement therapy; EC, endometrial cancer