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Table 3 Multivariatea comparisons of residence history of women with breast cancer and controls in Marin County, California, 1997–99

From: Risk factors for breast cancer in a population with high incidence rates

  

All women

Women aged 50 years and over

Women under 50 years of age

Variable

(Total N)

Cases N (%) (285)

Controls N (%) (286)

Multivariate OR (95% CI)

Cases N (%) (201)

Controls N (%) (201)

Multivariate OR (95% CI)

Cases N (%) (84)

Controls N (%) (85)

Multivariate OR (95% CI)

Lived in Northeast before age 21

   Never

189 (66.3)

205 (71.7)

1.0

137 (68.2)

145 (72.1)

1.0

52 (61.9)

60 (70.6)

1.0

   Ever

96 (33.7)

81 (28.3)

1.3 (0.88–2.0)

64 (31.8)

56 (27.9)

1.2 (0.69–1.9)

32 (38.1)

25 (29.4)

3.2 (1.3–7.9)

Lived in Great Lakes region before age 21

   Never

211 (74.0)

222 (77.6)

1.0

148 (73.6)

146 (72.6)

1.0

63 (75.0)

76 (89.4)

1.0

   Ever

74 (26.0)

64 (22.4)

1.1 (0.72–1.7)

53 (26.4)

55 (27.4)

0.79 (0.47–1.3)

21 (25.0)

9 (10.6)

4.6 (1.4–14.7)

Born in the Northeast

   No

215 (75.4)

235 (82.2)

1.0

155 (77.1)

164 (81.6)

1.0

60 (71.4)

71 (83.5)

1.0

   Yes

70 (24.6)

51 (17.8)

1.5 (0.94–2.4)

46 (22.9)

37 (18.4)

1.1 (0.61–2.0)

24 (28.6)

14 (16.5)

6.2 (2.2–17.8)

Born in the Great Lakes region

   No

236 (82.8)

244 (85.3)

1.0

166 (82.6)

164 (81.6)

1.0

70 (83.3)

80 (94.1)

1.0

   Yes

49 (17.2)

42 (14.7)

1.2 (0.73–2.1)

35 (17.4)

37 (18.4)

0.89 (0.48–1.6)

14 (16.7)

5 (5.9)

4.3 (1.0–18.3)

Years lived in Marin County before age 21

   0 years

238 (83.5)

236 (82.5)

1.0

171 (85.1)

175 (87.1)

1.0

67 (79.8)

61 (71.8)

1.0

   ≤ 6.2 years

14 (4.9)

13 (4.5)

1.7 (0.72–4.0)

9 (4.5)

7 (3.5)

2.7 (0.85–8.5)

5 (6.0)

6 (7.1)

0.32 (0.06–1.7)

   6.2 years to 10.75 years

10 (3.5)

12 (4.2)

0.72 (0.27–1.9)

6 (3.0)

8 (4.0)

0.73 (0.21–2.5)

4 (4.8)

4 (4.7)

0.81 (0.12–5.5)

   >10.75 years to 16.6 years

6 (2.1)

11 (3.8)

0.69 (0.22–2.1)

5 (2.5)

6 (3.0)

1.2 (0.30–5.0)

1 (1.2)

5 (5.9)

0.09 (0.01–1.4)

   >16.6 years

17 (6.0)

14 (4.9)

1.3 (0.58–3.1)

10 (5.0)

5 (2.5)

2.2 (0.60–8.0)

7 (8.3)

9 (10.6)

1.1 (0.29–4.6)

  

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 
  

1.9 ± 0.3

1.9 ± 0.3

 

1.7 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

 

2.3 ± 0.6

3.5 ± 0.7

 

Lifetime years lived in Marin County

   2 months to 13 years

75 (26.3)

68 (23.8)

1.0

32 (15.9)

29 (14.4)

1.0

43 (51.2)

39 (45.9)

1.0

   >13 years to ≤24 years

75 (26.3)

72 (25.2)

0.78 (0.46–1.3)

49 (24.4)

48 (23.9)

0.71 (0.32–1.5)

26 (31.0)

24 (28.2)

0.88 (0.32–2.4)

   >24 years to ≤32 years

61 (21.4)

74 (25.9)

0.68 (0.38–1.2)

54 (26.9)

62 (30.8)

0.61 (0.29–1.3)

7 (8.3)

12 (14.1)

0.52 (0.14–2.0)

   >32 years to ≤60 years

74 (26.0)

72 (25.2)

0.78 (0.42–1.4)

66 (32.8)

62 (30.8)

0.77 (0.35–1.7)

8 (9.5)

10 (11.8)

1.2 (0.30–4.6)

  

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 
  

24.2 ± 0.8

24.1 ± 0.8

 

27.7 ± 1.0

27.4 ± 0.9

 

15.9 ± 1.2

16.4 ± 1.3

 

Lifetime years lived in other San Francisco Bay Area Countiesb

   ≥ 0 years to ≤ 6 years

161 (56.7)

147 (51.4)

1.0

111 (55.5)

111 (55.2)

1.0

50 (59.5)

36 (42.4)

1.0

   >6 years to ≤ 16 years

61 (21.5)

71 (24.8)

0.76 (0.47–1.2)

43 (21.5)

43 (21.4)

1.0 (0.57–1.9)

18 (21.4)

28 (32.9)

0.27 (0.10–0.73)

   >16 years to ≤55 years

62 (21.8)

68 (23.8)

0.84 (0.53–1.3)

46 (23.0)

47 (23.4)

1.0 (0.60–1.8)

16 (19.0)

21 (24.7)

0.30 (0.09–0.94)

  

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 
  

8.8 ± 0.7

9.8 ± 0.7

 

9.4 ± 0.8

9.6 ± 0.9

 

7.4 ± 1.0

10.4 ± 1.2

 

Age of first living in Marin County

   0–22 years

54 (18.9)

70 (24.5)

1.0

33 (16.4)

40 (19.9)

1.0

21 (25.0)

30 (35.3)

1.0

   23–28 years

83 (29.1)

68 (23.8)

1.5 (0.83–2.5)

63 (31.3)

53 (26.4)

1.2 (0.62–2.5)

20 (23.8)

15 (17.6)

2.3 (0.71–7.8)

   29–36 years

73 (25.6)

75 (26.2)

1.2 (0.69–2.1)

55 (27.4)

54 (26.9)

1.1 (0.54–2.2)

18 (21.4)

21 (24.7)

1.4 (0.48–4.4)

   37–68 years

75 (26.3)

73 (25.5)

1.3 (0.76–2.3)

50 (24.9)

54 (26.9)

1.1 (0.54–2.3)

25 (29.8)

19 (22.4)

1.3 (0.41–4.0)

  

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 

Mean ± SEM

Mean ± SEM

 
  

29.2 ± 0.8

28.7 ± 0.8

 

29.8 ± 0.9

30.4 ± 0.9

 

27.6 ± 1.4

24.7 ± 1.5

 
  1. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. Statistically significant results are shown in bold. aOdds ratios for each variable in this table are adjusted for age and the following variables as categorized in Table 2: family history of breast cancer, benign biopsy history, previous radiation treatment, age at menarche, menopausal status, reproductive history, oral contraceptive use, hormone replacement therapy, highest body mass index after age 21, number of mammograms 1990–94, socioeconomic status before age 21, highest degree, religion, alcohol use, and tobacco use. bOne case had missing information for this variable.