Socioeconomic disparities in breast cancer incidence and survival among parous women: findings from a population-based cohort, 1964–2008

Table 4 Multivariable-adjusted hazard ratios and 95 % confidence intervals of the association between socioeconomic position and breast cancer survival, Jerusalem Perinatal Study cohort (1964–1976)

	Age-Adjusted^b		Model 1^c		Model 2^d
	HR	95 % CI	HR	95 % CI	HR	95 % CI
SEP based on husband’s occupation
Low	1.50	1.21 – 2.86	1.34	1.07 – 1.68	1.33	1.04 – 1.70
Middle	1.27	1.06 – 1.53	1.24	1.03 – 1.49	1.22	1.00 – 1.48
High	1^a	–	1^a	–	1^a	–
SEP based on woman’s education
0–8 years	1.59	1.30 – 1.93	1.40	1.13 – 1.74	1.39	1.07 – 1.79
9–12 years	1.16	0.94 – 1.42	1.18	0.96 – 1.44	1.16	0.93 – 1.44
>12 years	1^a	–	1^a	–	1^a	–

2068 women included in each model
^a Reference category
^b Adjusted for age at diagnosis
^c Adjusted for age at diagnosis, age at first birth and parity
^d Adjusted for age at diagnosis, age at first birth, parity, ethnic origin and time period of diagnosis

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