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Table 6 Ductal breast cancer risk in relation to high-risk haplotypes, stratified by breast cancer risk factors

From: Oestrogen receptor α gene haplotype and postmenopausal breast cancer risk: a case control study

Factor

Number, cases/controls

c.454-351A→G c.975C→G AC haplotype

c.454-397C→T c.975C→G TC haplotype

  

Haplotype proportion, cases/controls

OR (95% CI)a, 1 v. 0 copiesb

Haplotype proportion, cases/controls

OR (95% CI)a, 1 v. 0 copiesb

All ductal cancer cases

1148/1511

0.531/0.484

1.19 (1.06–1.33)

0.412/0.373

1.19 (1.06–1.34)

BMI

     

   <25

549/761

0.525/0.517

1.04 (0.89–1.23)

0.404/0.388

1.08 (0.91–1.27)

   25-<28

299/429

0.531/0.458

1.32 (1.06–1.64)

0.391/0.348

1.21 (0.97–1.51)

   ≥ 28

300/321

0.541/0.456

1.41 (1.12–1.77)

0.449/0.357

1.48 (1.17–1.88)

Parity

     

   0

158/134

0.495/0.472

1.14 (0.82–1.60)

0.399/0.388

1.11 (0.80–1.54)

   1

248/258

0.535/0.439

1.43 (1.10–1.84)

0.422/0.349

1.35 (1.04–1.74)

   2+

706/1043

0.535/0.496

1.17 (1.01–1.34)

0.413/0.377

1.17 (1.02–1.35)

Menopausal hormone treatment

     

   <2 years

861/1169

0.533/0.482

1.23 (1.08–1.40)

0.416/0.374

1.21 (1.06–1.38)

   ≥ 2 years

251/266

0.515/0.490

1.08 (0.84–1.40)

0.391/0.369

1.08 (0.84–1.40)

Family history

     

   No

935/1246

0.528/0.486

1.18 (1.04–1.33)

0.413/0.368

1.21 (1.07–1.30)

   Yes

183/128

0.548/0.505

1.17 (0.84–1.63)

0.403/0.425

0.93 (0.67–1.30)

Age at menopause

     

   ≤ 49 years

324/506

0.555/0.496

1.25 (1.02–1.54)

0.431/0.385

1.25 (1.01–1.54)

   49.5–51.5 years

445/503

0.511/0.470

1.19 (0.98–1.43)

0.397/0.356

1.19 (0.98–1.45)

   ≥ 52 years

372/489

0.534/0.494

1.18 (0.97–1.44)

0.411/0.372

1.17 (0.96–1.44)

  1. BMI, body mass index. aAge-adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. bThe odds ratios (ORs) and CIs for two copies versus none are not shown because under a model of multiplicative penetrance the OR for two copies versus none is the square of the OR for one copy versus none.