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Table 2 Distribution of breast cancer risk factors according to CYP17 genotype for premenopausal women in Germany

From: CYP17 5'-UTR MspA1 polymorphism and the risk of premenopausal breast cancer in a German population-based case–control study

Patient characteristics

CYP17 genotype

 

A1/A1 (n = 503)

A1/A2 (n = 668)

A2/A2 (n = 260)

 

Cases, no. (%)

Controls no. (%)

Cases, no. (%)

Controls no. (%)

Cases, no. (%)

Controls no. (%)

Age at menarche (years)a

   <13

68 (37.8)

123 (38.2)

84 (34.4)

149 (35.1)

34 (33.0)

51 (32.5)

   ≥13

112 (62.2)

199 (61.6)

158 (64.8)

275 (64.9)

68 (66.0)

106 (67.5)

Age at first full-term pregnancy (years)b

   <25

69 (49.6)

125 (49.4)

106 (56.1)

172 (52.1)

40 (53.3)

55 (45.1)

   ≥25

70 (50.4))

128(50.6)

83 (43.9)

158 (47.9)

35 (46.7)

67 (54.9)

Parity

      

   0 birth

41 (22.8)

70 (21.7)

55 (22.5)

94 (22.2)

28 (27.2)

35 (22.3)

   1–2 births

123 (68.3)

201 (62.2)

168 (68.9)

260 (61.3)

63 (61.2)

96 (61.1)

   >2 births

16 (8.9)

52 (16.1)

21 (8.6)

70 (16.5)

12 (11.6)

26 (16.6)

Total months of breastfeedingb

   0

43 (30.9)

65 (25.7)

53 (28.0)

94 (28.5)

20 (26.7)

28 (22.9)

   1–12

86 (61.9)

156 (61.7)

117 (61.9)

186 (56.4)

50 (66.8)

74 (60.7)

   >12

10 (7.2)

32 (12.6)

19 (10.1)

50 (15.2)

5 (6.7)

20 (16.4)

Ever use oral contraceptivec

   No

30 (17.1)

62 (19.4)

31 (13.0)

84 (20.0)*

24 (23.3)

32 (20.5)

   Yes

146 (82.9)

258 (80.6)

207 (87.0)

336 (80.0)

79 (76.7)

124 (79.5)

Family history of breast cancer in first-degree relative

   No

150 (83.3)

306 (94.7)*

217 (88.9)

407 (96.0)

95 (92.2)

143 (91.1)

   Yes

30 (16.7)

17 (5.3)

27 (11.1)

17 (4.0)

8 (7.8)

14 (8.9)

Current BMI (k/m2)d

   <20.0

26 (14.4)

35 (10.8)

39 (16.0)

47 (11.1)

10 (9.7)

25 (15.9)

   20.0–25.0

95 (52.8)

191 (59.1)

130 (53.3)

245 (57.8)

64 (62.1))

87 (55.4)

   25.1–30.0

38 (21.1)

71 (22.0)

51 (20.9)

95 (22.4)

20 (19.4)

30 (19.1)

   >30.0

20 (11.1)

25 (7.7)

24 (9.8)

37 (8.7)

9 (8.7)

15 (9.6)

Educational level

   Low

24 (13.4)

39 (12.1)

31 (12.7)

50 (11.8)

16 (15.5)

17 (10.8)

   Middle

114 (63.3)

200 (61.9)

159 (65.2)

262 (61.8)

63 (61.2)

87 (55.4)

   High

42 (23.3)

84 (26.0)

54 (22.1)

112 (26.4)

24 (23.3)

53 (33.8)

Alcohol consumption (g/day)

   0

39 (21.7)

52 (16.1)*

52 (21.3)

72 (17.0)

18 (17.5)

24 (15.3)

   1–18

118 (65.5)

246 (76.2)

158 (64.8)

309 (72.9)

70 (68.0)

119 (75.8)

   >18

23 (12.8)

25 (7.7)

34 (13.9)

43 (10.1)

15 (14.5)

14 (8.8)

  1. aData were missing for one control with A1/A1 genotype, two cases with A1/A2 genotype, and one case with A2/A2 genotype. bLimited to parous women. cData were missing for four cases and three controls with A1/A1 genotype; six cases and four controls with A1/A2 genotype, and one control with A2/A2 genotype. dData were missing for one case and one control with A1/A1 genotype. * χ2 test, P < 0.05. BMI, body mass index.