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Table 3 An increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in women with endometriosis with age

From: An increased risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in Taiwanese women with a new surgico-pathological diagnosis of endometriosis

 

Age < 30 years

Age 30-39 years

Age 40-49 years

Age ≥ 50 years

P*

 

n = 573

n = 1791

n = 3023

n = 558

 

IR

4.99

9.89

10.66

35.81

 

Crude HR (95% CI)

1.00 (Reference)

1.74 (0.38-7.96)

1.87 (0.43-8.05)

5.46 (1.18-25.32)

0.0223

P**

 

0.4729

0.4022

0.0302

 

Adjusted HR (95% CI)

1.00 (Reference)

1.66 (0.36-7.61)

1.70 (0.38-7.59)

4.97 (1.03-24.09)

0.0351

P**

 

0.5154

0.4853

0.0465

 
  1. IR: incidence rate (incidence per 10,000 person-years); HR: hazard ratio; *P: comparison among all groups. **p: comparison between study group and reference group (age < 30 years).
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