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Table 6 Breast cancer odds ratio (ORs) in relation to participant’s in utero exposures by ER status, with counts including only participants with complete information on exposure of interest

From: Perinatal and postnatal exposures and risk of young-onset breast cancer

Characteristics

ER+ cases (1161 case subjects, 1321 control subjects)

ER− cases (290 case subjects, 328 control subjects)

Controls (n = 1321)

Cases (n = 1161)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Controls (n = 328)

Cases (n = 290)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Preeclampsia/eclampsia/toxemia

 No

949 (98.3)

840 (98.4)

1.00

1.00

200 (98.5)

174 (95.6)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

16 (1.7)

14 (1.6)

1.23 (0.48–3.16)¥

1.41 (0.50–3.97)

3 (1.5)

8 (4.4)

ǂ

ǂ

Gestational hypertension§

 No

913 (97.5)

794 (98.0)

1.00

1.00

196 (97.5)

161 (97.0)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

23 (2.5)

16 (2.0)

0.75 (0.35–1.60)¥

0.87 (0.38–1.97)

5 (2.5)

5 (3.0)

1.09 (0.31–3.79)¥

1.37 (0.36–5.19)

Any hypertensive disorder

 No

944 (96.0)

843 (95.6)

1.00

1.00

200 (96.2)

173 (93.0)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

39 (4.0)

30 (3.4)

0.86 (0.46–1.59)¥

0.98 (0.50–1.90)

8 (3.9)

13 (7.0)

2.83 (0.85–9.39)¥

5.61 (1.19–26.4)

Maternal smoking

 No

757 (70.4)

665 (70.0)

1.00

 

166 (71.9)

145 (70.0)

1.00

 

 Yes

319 (29.6)

285 (30.0)

1.18 (0.77–1.82)*

 

65 (28.1)

62 (30.0)

1.23 (0.54–2.80)*

 

Low birth weight

 Birth weight > 5.5 pounds

992 (93.5)

867 (92.3)

1.00

1.00

218 (91.9)

199 (91.7)

1.00

1.00

 Birth weight ≤ 5.5 pounds

69 (6.5)

72 (7.7)

1.23 (0.82–1.85)

1.22 (0.76–1.96)Ŧ

19 (8.0)

18 (8.3)

0.95 (0.46–1.98)

0.85 (0.35–2.05)Ŧ

High birth weight

 Birth weight < 8.8 pounds

712 (92.6)

614 (90.2)

1.00

1.00

162 (92.1)

150 (91.5)

1.00

1.00

 Birth weight ≥ 8.8 pounds

57 (7.4)

67 (9.8)

1.68 (1.07–2.62)

1.53 (0.95–2.48)Ŧ

14 (7.9)

14 (8.5)

1.34 (0.55–3.28)

1.35 (0.48–3.80)Ŧ

Breastfed

 No

640 (60.2)

582 (61.8)

1.00

 

130 (57.5)

134 (65.7)

1.00

 

 Yes

424 (39.9)

360 (38.2)

0.83 (0.61–1.13)

 

96 (42.5)

70 (34.3)

0.53 (0.29–0.99)

 

Soy-fed (formula made from soy)

 No

827 (96.3)

722 (95.5)

1.00

 

181 (94.3)

163 (95.3)

1.00

 

 Yes

32 (3.7)

34 (4.5)

1.19 (0.70–2.01)

 

11 (5.7)

8 (4.7)

0.70 (0.27–1.84)

 

DES exposure during pregnancy

 No

860 (96.9)

770 (97.2)

1.00

 

171 (98.3)

152 (98.1)

1.00

 

 Yes

28 (3.2)

22 (2.8)

0.85 (0.44–1.65)

 

3 (1.7)

3 (1.9)

1.00 (0.14–7.10)

 

Short gestational length at birth

 Born ≥ 38 weeks

460 (87.3)

400 (84.8)

1.00

1.00

93 (91.2)

82 (85.4)

1.00

1.00

 Born < 38 weeks

67 (12.7)

72 (15.2)

1.25 (0.82–1.92)

1.19 (0.76–1.85)Ŧ

9 (8.8)

14 (48.6)

2.39 (0.73–7.79)

2.11 (0.52–8.59)Ŧ

  1. ¥Adjusted for whether or not the participant was their mother’s first baby and for maternal smoking in that pregnancy
  2. §Without preeclampsia/eclampsia
  3. *Adjusted by birth order
  4. ǂNot enough participants in this category to generate an estimate
  5. Adjusted for whether or not the participant was their mother’s first baby, for maternal smoking in that pregnancy and excluding women who themselves had a preeclamptic pregnancy
  6. ŦAdjusted for mother’s preeclampsia and smoking during the participant’s gestation