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Table 1 Association between infiltrating immune cell counts (IICCs) in women biopsied for benign breast disease and risk of subsequent invasive breast cancer risk

From: Infiltrating immune cells in benign breast disease and risk of subsequent invasive breast cancer

 

IICCs in normal tissue (%)

IICCs in BBD lesion (%)

Per 5% increase

< 5

≥ 5

Missing

Per 5% increase

< 5

≥ 5

Missing

Overall

 Cases/controls

 

424/422

84/81

11/17

 

326/335

93/82

100/103

 Age-adjusted OR

1.05 (0.96–1.15)

1.00

1.04 (0.74–1.45)

1.04 (0.94–1.16)

1.00

1.16 (0.83–1.62)

 Multivariable-adjusted ORa

1.05 (0.96–1.16)

1.00

1.04 (0.74–1.48)

1.06 (0.96–1.18)

1.00

1.11 (0.79–1.58)

Menopausal status

Premenopausal

  Cases/controls

 

165/142

41/38

3/7

 

131/122

42/23

36/42

  Age-adjusted OR

1.02 (0.91–1.13)

1.00

0.95 (0.58–1.56)

1.17 (0.97–1.41)

1.00

1.73 (0.98–3.05)

  Multivariable-adjusted OR

1.01 (0.90–1.14)

1.00

0.95 (0.56–1.63)

1.16 (0.96–1.40)

1.00

1.52 (0.83–2.79)

Postmenopausal

  Cases/controls

 

178/206

32/29

4/9

 

132/156

37/46

45/42

  Age-adjusted OR

1.37 (1.01–1.85)

1.00

1.28 (0.75–2.21)

0.96 (0.82–1.13)

1.00

0.94 (0.57–1.54)

  Multivariable-adjusted OR

1.34 (0.99–1.83)

1.00

1.19 (0.67–2.09)

0.99 (0.83–1.19)

1.00

0.98 (0.58–1.66)

P for heterogeneityb

 

0.56

  

0.23

 

BBD

  Non-proliferative

  Cases/controls

 

59/78

11/17

2/4

 

27/46

8/10

37/43

  Age-adjusted OR

1.03 (0.85–1.25)

1.00

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

1.07 (0.79–1.44)

1.00

1.40 (0.40–4.00)

  Multivariable-adjusted ORc

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

1.00

1.15 (0.45–2.95)

1.15 (0.69–1.91)

1.00

1.43 (0.42–4.82)

Proliferative

  Cases/controls

 

356/329

68/62

9/12

 

298/284

85/71

50/48

  Age-adjusted OR

1.06 (0.95–1.17)

1.00

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

1.05 (0.94–1.18)

1.00

1.15 (0.80–1.63)

  Multivariable-adjusted OR

1.03 (0.93–1.15)

1.00

0.94 (0.64–1.39)

1.06 (0.95–1.19)

1.00

1.07 (0.74–1.55)

P for heterogeneityb

 

0.88

  

0.83

 

BMI

18.5–24.9 kg/m2

  Cases/controls

 

170/166

36/31

2/6

 

128/119

41/34

39/50

  Age-adjusted OR

1.02 (0.87–1.19)

1.00

1.10 (0.65–1.88)

1.03 (0.88–1.22)

1.00

1.13 (0.67–1.90)

  Multivariable-adjusted OR

1.10 (0.93–1.30)

1.00

1.23 (0.70–2.16)

1.10 (0.92–1.33)

1.00

1.18 (0.67–2.07)

≥ 25.0 kg/m2

  Cases/controls

 

208/210

37/38

7/6

 

165/166

35/45

52/43

  Age-adjusted OR

1.05 (0.92–1.20)

1.00

1.02 (0.62–1.68)

0.95 (0.83–1.10)

1.00

0.74 (0.67–1.22)

  Multivariable-adjusted OR

1.00 (0.88–1.15)

1.00

0.91 (0.54–1.53)

1.00 (0.86–1.17)

1.00

0.68 (0.40–1.14)

P for heterogeneityb

 

0.45

  

0.23

 

Cigarette smoking

No

  Cases/controls

 

149/171

35/31

3/4

 

113/128

34/32

40/46

  Age-adjusted OR

1.03 (0.85–1.25)

1.00

1.40 (0.82–2.40)

0.95 (0.78–1.14)

1.00

1.15 (0.66–1.99)

  Multivariable-adjusted OR

1.12 (0.90–1.39)

1.00

1.49 (0.85–2.61)

0.92 (0.76–1.13)

1.00

1.09 (0.61–1.97)

Yes

  Cases/controls

 

173/185

25/32

5/5

 

139/155

32/30

32/37

  Age-adjusted OR

1.06 (0.95–1.17)

1.00

0.82 (0.47–1.45)

1.06 (0.92–1.22)

1.00

1.20 (0.69–2.08)

  Multivariable-adjusted OR

1.03 (0.93–1.15)

1.00

0.73 (0.40–1.35)

1.13 (0.97–1.32)

1.00

1.29 (0.72–2.32)

P for heterogeneityb

 

0.12

  

0.86

 
  1. aAdjusted for age at enrollment, BMI, menopausal status, hormonal therapy use ever, family history of breast cancer, smoking ever, pack-years of smoking, age at menarche, age at first birth/parity, and benign breast disease histology unless included as the main exposure
  2. bValues were derived from multivariable models with the categorical exposures