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Table 7 Odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the associations between body size at age 18 years and tumor size in KARMA

From: Body size in early life and risk of breast cancer

Body size at age 18

T0–T1 (n)

T2–T4 (n)

Multivariable OR (95% CI)a

Subset of women with percent mammographic density <25%

 Small

81

43

1.00 (Reference)

 Medium

223

61

0.53 (0.33–0.85)

 Large

33

6

0.34 (0.13–0.88)

  P trend

  

0.008

Subset of women with percent mammographic density ≥25%

 Small

87

49

1.00 (Reference)

 Medium

143

68

0.83 (0.51–1.33)

 Large

15

5

0.56 (0.19–1.68)

  P trend

  

0.249

  1. T tumor size
  2. aAdjusted for age, age at menarche, number of children, use of hormone replacement therapy and family history of breast cancer