Premenopausal women | Postmenopausal women | ||||
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Variables | Cases (n=310) % |
Controls (n=475) % |
Cases (n=548) % |
Controls (n=610) % |
|
Age in reference year (yrs) | ≤49 50-64 ≥65 |
75.5 24.5 0 |
72.5 27.5 0 |
8.0 50.5 41.6 |
6.9 53.0 40.1 |
Current BMI (kg/m2) | ≤22.5 22.6-<25.0 25-<30 ≥30 |
33.2 27.1 29.0 10.6 |
31.2 27.2 32.4 9.3 |
14.2 23.2 40.3 22.3 |
25.7 22.6 35.7 15.9 |
Age at menarche | ≤12 13 ≥14 |
19.3 27.7 53.0 |
5.9 45.0 49.1 |
17.9 21.3 60.8 |
3.8 32.0 64.3 |
Age at first childbirth | <22 22-29 ≥30 |
30.3 53.2 6.1 |
20.6 62.1 6.9 |
32.8 52.3 4.8 |
29.5 56.2 7.7 |
Number of pregnancies | 0 1 2 ≥3 |
10.0 21.6 50.3 18.1 |
10.1 21.3 50.3 18.3 |
10.0 22.1 43.4 24.4 |
6.5 23.9 44.7 24.9 |
Months of breast feeding | 0 <6 ≥6 |
10.0 61.3 28.4 |
10.1 42.5 47.4 |
10.0 61.3 28.5 |
6.4 61.5 32.0 |
Family history of breast cancer | No Yes |
88.0 12.0 |
91.2 8.8 |
81.7 18.2 |
93.4 6.6 |
Smoking status, active smokers | Non smokers <10 cigarettes/day ≥10 cigarettes/day |
43.2 22.3 34.2 |
64.2 15.6 20.2 |
56.6 16.8 26.6 |
69.5 11.8 18.5 |
Passive smoking, smoking husband | Non smoker husband <20 cigarettes/day ≥20 cigarettes/day |
38.4 24.8 35.2 |
62.4 18.9 23.5 |
44.5 24.3 25.4 |
68.8 17.7 12.5 |
Alcohol consumption |
Never ≤1 drink/week ≥2 drinks/week |
34.8 42.3 22.3 |
34.3 50.5 14.9 |
46.9 37.0 15.5 |
53.8 37.2 8.9 |
Red meat consumption | ≤2 servings/week ≥3 servings/week |
69.3 30.3 |
74.1 18.7 |
73.7 26.1 |
66.2 23.4 |
Animal fat consumption | ≤2 times/week ≥3 times/week |
13.5 86.1 |
19.4 80.6 |
19.3 80.5 |
25.9 73.9 |
Vegetables consumption | ≤4 servings/week ≥5 servings/week |
51.0 48.4 |
39.4 60.4 |
49.3 50.2 |
36.7 62.6 |
Fruits consumption (included juices) | <5 servings/week ≥5 servings/week |
34.0 66.0 |
24.4 75.4 |
35.4 61.1 |
24.7 74.8 |
Intake of vitamins | No Yes |
22.3 77.3 |
16.0 84.0 |
24.6 75.5 |
14.8 85.1 |
Stress experience | No Yes |
47.7 52.3 |
58.3 41.7 |
39.8 60.2 |
51.0 49.0 |
OCP use | No Yes |
73.9 26.1 |
81.0 18.9 |
86.9 13.1 |
88.8 11.2 |
HRT | No Yes |
62.2 37.8 |
61.0 39.0 |
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Education level | Elementary school Middle school High school (university, academy) |
27.1 37.7 35.2 |
13.7 34.3 52.0 |
32.5 40.5 27.0 |
30.8 35.4 33.8 |