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Table 2 Body mass index, height and weight in cases and controls

From: Weight, height, body mass index and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women: a case-control study

 

Cases (n = 116)

No. (%)

Controls (n = 116)

No. (%)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

  

18.5–24.9

23 (20)

40 (35)

25–29.9

51 (44)

47 (40)

≥ 30

42 (36)

29 (25)

Test for trend

χ2 = 7.1, P = 0.03

 

Mean BMI (SD)

27.9 (3.9)

26.3 (4.3)

T-test

t = 2.9, P = 0.004

 

Height* (Cm)

  

≤ 157

61 (53)

31 (27)

158–160

29 (25)

34 (29)

161–164

19 (16)

23 (20)

≥ 165

7 (6)

28 (24)

Test for trend

χ2 = 23.1, P = 0.00003

 

Mean height (SD)

158.5 (4.1)

161.3 (5.2)

T-test

t = 4.5, P < 0.0001

 

Weight* (Kg)

  

≤ 62

24 (21)

30 (26)

63–67

25 (22)

28 (24)

68–75

35 (30)

30 (26)

≥ 76

32 (27)

28 (24)

Test for trend

χ2 = 1.49, P = 0.68

 

Mean weight (SD)

69.5 (7.6)

68.0 (7.4)

T-test

t = 1.4, P = 0.14

 
  1. * The grouping for height and weight are based on approximate quartile values of the control population.