Premenopausal women | Postmenopausal women | |||
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Characteristica | 1st quintile (n = 331) | 5th quintile (n = 332) | 1st quintile (n = 331) | 5th quintile (n = 334) |
Age at mammogramb | 45.6 ± 4.2 | 45.6 ± 4.3 | 60.0 ± 7.4 | 59.7 ± 7.6 |
NHSII cohort (%) | 76 | 78 | 19 | 24 |
BMI at mammogram (kg/m2) | 25.1 ± 5.6 | 25.8 ± 5.5 | 26.1 ± 5.0 | 26.5 ± 5.6 |
Presence of biopsy-confirmed benign breast disease (%) | 18.8 | 17.8 | 23.4 | 21.8 |
Current use of hormonal therapy (%) | 2.7 | 2.3 | 52.2 | 47.3 |
Parity and age at first birth status (%) | ||||
Nulliparous | 16.3 | 16.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
1–4 children before age 25 | 29.0 | 29.3 | 36.5 | 38.2 |
1–4 children between age 25 and 30 | 33.8 | 34.4 | 31.9 | 29.5 |
1–4 children after age 30 | 17.7 | 17.0 | 8.6 | 9.8 |
5+ children | 2.6 | 1.9 | 12.6 | 11.7 |
Missing | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Categories of BMI at age 18 (%) | ||||
< 19.0 kg/m2 | 16.0 | 17.8 | 10.6 | 13.3 |
19.0–24.9 kg/m2 | 72.2 | 70.7 | 75.6 | 72.9 |
25–29.9 kg/m2 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 8.1 |
30+ kg/m2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
Missing | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
Family history of breast cancer (%) | 10.7 | 8.5 | 13.0 | 11.0 |
Age at menarche (years) | 12.4 ± 1.4 | 12.4 ± 1.4 | 12.4 ± 1.3 | 12.6 ± 1.5 |
Lactation among parous women (%) | ||||
Never breastfed | 15.0 | 21.9 | 35.8 | 41.5 |
Yes‚ breastfed > 1 month | 82.5 | 75.1 | 62.8 | 57.0 |
Missing | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
Oral contraceptive use (%) | ||||
Not on oral contraceptives | 94.4 | 93.4 | – | – |
Current < 5 years | 2.6 | 1.5 | – | – |
Current 5 + years | 2.7 | 4.9 | – | – |
Missing | 0.3 | 0.3 | – | – |
Alcohol consumption (g/day) | 5.3 ± 8.4 | 3.8 ± 6.3 | 5.6 ± 9.1 | 4.8 ± 8.1 |
Physical activity (MET hours/week) | 22.2 ± 29.6 | 17.5 ± 19.2 | 17.6 ± 17.3 | 19.4 ± 26.3 |
White (%) | 99.4 | 97.5 | 98.6 | 97.7 |
Region of residence (%) | ||||
Northeast | 27.8 | 27.4 | 28.0 | 33.4 |
Midwest | 13.8 | 40.5 | 6.5 | 34.8 |
West | 39.4 | 16.5 | 33.8 | 20.6 |
South | 18.9 | 15.6 | 31.7 | 11.2 |
Distance from residential address to A1–A3 roadways (meters) | 313.8 ± 185.9 | 231.1 ± 169.6 | 299.0 ± 187.5 | 220.2 ± 168.1 |