Table 3 Multivariable adjusted hazard ratios for breast cancer-free interval^a by pre-diagnostic lipids and molecular subtypes

Continuous, mmol/l

446

1.01 (0.88–1.22)

224

0.88 (0.40–1.92)

94

0.76 (0.23–2.46)

41

1.01 (0.71–1.47)

87

1.12 (0.73–1.64)

  ≤ 0.82 mmol/l

148

1.00

76

1.00

33

1.00

13

1.00

26

1.00

 0.83–1.22 mmol/l

152

0.81 (0.47–1.40)

77

1.26 (0.51–3.11)

31

0.24 (0.06–0.89)

13

0.27 (0.04–1.91)

31

1.37 (0.37–4.98)

  ≥ 1.23 mmol/l

146

1.23 (0.71–2.13)

71

1.02 (0.38–2.68)

30

0.42 (0.12–1.52)

15

0.26 (0.03–2.54)

30

5.63 (1.64–19.3)

 p-trend

0.308

0.854

0.081

0.422

0.004

Continuous

446

1.18 (0.09–15.7)

224

16.4 (0.18–1.4e⁴)

94

15.0 (0.04–6.2e⁴)

41

116 (0.00–4.3e⁶)

87

0.03 (0.00–6.86)

  ≤ 0.27

147

1.00

74

1.00

29

1.00

21

1.00

23

1.00

 0.28–0.34

149

1.16 (0.70–1.93)

66

1.52 (0.58–4.02)

36

5.13 (0.98–20.7)

13

1.27 (0.31–5.21)

34

0.58 (0.22–1.56)

  ≥ 0.35

150

1.02 (0.58–1.78)

84

1.87 (0.69–5.07)

29

2.06 (0.55–7.75)

7

2.99 (0.43–20.8)

30

0.32 (0.10–1.06)

 p-trend

0.808

0.219

0.344

0.310

0.060