Age-specific patterns of association between breast cancer and risk factors in black women, ages 20 to 39 and 40 to 54

Data from the 1980 to 1982 population-based Cancer and Steroid Hormone case-control study of women 20 to 54 years old afforded the opportunity to investigate risk factors for breast cancer among black women younger than 40 years (177 patients and 137 control subjects) and to compare the results to black women 40 to 54 years old (313 patients and 348 control subjects). Information on exposure variables was obtained by in-person interviews. The logistic regression results indicated that the risk of breast cancer among black women younger than 40 years was nearly three times greater for those who used oral contraceptives for more than 10 years relative to never-users (odds ratio, 2.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.2 to 6.8) and more than four times greater for severely obese women (body mass index > or = 32.30 kg/m2) relative to women whose relative weights were less than 24.90 kg/m2. Patterns of association for the two age groups were similar for surgical menopausal, age at first full-term pregnancy, and multiple births, but differed for age at menarche.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1994

Erschienen:

1994

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

Annals of epidemiology - 4(1994), 3 vom: 08. Mai, Seite 205-13

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mayberry, R M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Abortion, Induced
Age Factors
Americas
Anthropometry
Behavior
Biology
Blacks--women
Breast Cancer
Breast Feeding
Cancer
Case Control Studies
Case Histories
Contraceptives, Oral
Cultural Background
Data Collection
Demographic Factors
Developed Countries
Diseases
Ethnic Groups
Family Planning
Fertility Control, Postconception
Health
Infant Nutrition
Journal Article
Logistic Model
Mathematical Model
Measurement
Models, Theoretical
Neoplasms
North America
Northern America
Nutrition
Population
Population Characteristics
Reproductive Health--women
Research Methodology
Risk Factors
Smoking
Studies
United States

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.09.1994

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM080303269