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Table 3 Multivariate conditional logistic regression analysis for the Intervals between births, age at first birth and age at last birth as predictors of ductal breast cancer diagnosed at the ages of < 50 years and 50+ years, and lobular breast cancer diagnosed at the age of 50+ years

From: The effect of length of birth interval on the risk of breast cancer by subtype in grand multiparous women

Variable

Ductal (< 50 years)

Ductal (50+ years)

Lobular (50+ years)

N

OR

95% CI

N

OR

95% CI

N

OR

95% CI

Intervals between births

 1st and 2nd

  < 1 year

18

3.56

1.06–11.95

39

1.00

0.69–1.43

8

0.78

0.35–1.76

  1–1.99 years

136

1.00

Ref.

456

1.00

Ref.

102

1.00

Ref.

  2–2.99 years

62

0.86

0.44–1.70

138

0.83

0.67–1.03

33

1.01

0.64–1.60

  3+ years

36

0.38

0.14–1.00

152

1.23

0.98–1.54

32

1.45

0.88–2.42

  p-trend

  

< 0.001

  

0.47

  

0.18

 2nd and 3rd

  < 1 year

9

0.43

0.07–2.50

42

1.06

0.74–1.52

6

0.70

0.28–1.75

  1–1.99 years

123

1.00

Ref.

363

1.00

Ref.

68

1.00

Ref.

  2–2.99 years

48

0.39

0.18–0.83

162

0.90

0.73–1.11

45

1.46

0.94–2.28

  3+ years

72

0.50

0.23–1.11

218

0.98

0.79–1.20

56

1.34

0.84–2.13

  p-trend

  

0.91

  

0.55

  

0.11

 3rd and 4th

  < 1 year

11

6.76

1.52–30.11

25

0.80

0.51–1.25

9

2.07

0.89–4.79

  1–1.99 years

83

1.00

Ref.

303

1.00

Ref.

52

1.00

Ref.

  2–2.99 years

60

1.32

0.60–2.90

183

1.04

0.84–1.28

38

1.35

0.82–2.22

  3+ years

98

1.36

0.65–2.88

274

0.90

0.74–1.11

76

1.64

1.01–2.65

  p-trend

  

0.07

  

0.55

  

0.75

 4th and 5th

  < 1 year

10

0.54

0.10–3.00

42

1.19

0.81–1.74

8

0.97

0.28–1.59

  1–1.99 years

72

1.00

Ref.

218

1.00

Ref.

43

1.00

Ref.

  2–2.99 years

60

1.13

0.54–2.35

167

1.07

0.85–1.33

39

1.43

0.85–2.38

  3+ years

110

0.88

0.41–1.89

358

1.00

0.80–1.23

85

1.43

0.87–2.35

  p-trend

  

0.45

  

0.43

  

0.26

 Age at first birth

  < 20 years

66

1.00

Ref.

275

1.00

Ref

48

1.00

Ref.

  20–24 years

105

1.02

0.49–2.14

339

0.89

0.74–1.08

72

1.00

0.65–1.53

  25–29 years

64

1.36

0.55–3.31

143

1.16

0.88–1.51

39

1.82

1.02–3.29

  30+ years

17

2.65

0.57–12.22

28

1.19

0.72–1.95

16

5.35

2.12–13.47

  p-trend

  

0.12

  

0.33

  

< 0.001

Age at last birth

  < 30 years

15

1.00

Ref.

140

1.00

Ref.

17

1.00

Ref.

  30–34 years

50

2.30

0.63–8.40

192

1.17

0.89–1.53

43

1.98

1.02–3.88

  35–39 years

90

4.13

1.02–16.59

181

1.06

0.77–1.46

41

1.44

0.66–3.16

  40+ years

97

5.63

1.41–22.55

272

1.17

0.83–1.65

74

1.89

0.81–4.44

  p-trend

  

0.03

  

0.51

  

0.25

  1. N number of cancer cases, OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  2. Models were adjusted for average interval between 5th and the latest birth before index date