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Table 4 Variation of BC risk associated with full-term pregnancies and incomplete pregnancies according to location of the truncating mutation in BRCA1.

From: Variation in breast cancer risk associated with factors related to pregnancies according to truncating mutation location, in the French National BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations carrier cohort (GENEPSO)

Reproductive factors

Location of truncating mutation in BRCA1mutation carriers

 

Outside LR1 (16,690 person-years of follow-up)

In LR1 (5,367 person-years of follow-up)

 

Person-yearsa

No. of casesa

HR

95% CI

P value

Person-yearsa

No. of casesa

HR

95% CI

P value

Parityb

          

   Nulliparous

10,911

21

1.00

  

3,378

9

1.00

  

   Parous

5,779

145

1.42

0.77-2.63

 

1,989

34

0.27

0.13-0.55

<10-3

No. of full-term pregnanciesb

          

   0

10,911

21

   

3,378

9

1.00

  

   1-2

4,218

108

1.63

0.88-3.05

 

1,354

23

0.32

0.15-0.68

<10-3

   ≥3

1,546

36

0.96

0.48-1.94

 

635

11

0.20

0.08-0.49

<10-3

Full-term pregnancies by attained ageb

          

   Nulliparous

10,911

21

1.00

  

3,378

9

1.00

  

   Before age 40

4,325

81

1.36

0.72-2.56

 

1,501

23

0.33

0.16-0.68

<10-3

   After age 40

1,439

63

1.49

0.70-3.19

 

488

11

0.21

0.09-0.51

<10-3

Incomplete pregnancies c

          

   Never

14,247

92

1.00

  

4,419

23

1.00

  

   Ever

2,404

73

1.43

0.98-2.07

0.06

948

20

0.95

0.47-1.96

 

No. of incomplete pregnancies c

          

   0

14,247

92

1.00

  

4,419

23

1.00

  

   1-2

2,254

66

1.36

0.93-2.00

 

820

16

0.82

0.39-1.73

 

   ≥3

150

7

2.59

1.24-5.40

0.01

128

4

2.05

0.48-8.76

 

Type and length of incomplete pregnancies c

          

   No incomplete pregnancies

14,204

92

1.00

  

4,419

23

1.00

  

   Induced abortion only

1,279

40

1.49

0.95-2.36

0.08

431

5

0.65

0.21-2.00

 

   Miscarriage with length ≤3 months

924

28

1.33

0.79-2.26

 

428

13

1.25

0.56-2.81

 

   Miscarriage with length >3 months

153

4

1.12

0.35-3.59

 

46

2

1.52

0.18-12.5

 
  1. aNot including missing data. bAdjusted for menopausal status (yes, no) and oral contraceptives (never, ever). cAdjusted for parity (0, 1, 2, ≥3), menopausal status (yes, no) and oral contraceptives (never, ever). HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.