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Table 2 Patient characteristics in relation to self-reported milk production of the first child

From: Excessive milk production during breast-feeding prior to breast cancer diagnosis is associated with increased risk for early events

Table 2

All patients

Nulliparous

Milk production of first child -Almost no milk

Milk production of first child -Insufficient

Milk production of first child -Adequate

Milk production of first child -Excessive

Ptrend

 

n=592

n=89

n=25

n=129

n=245

n=79

 
 

n (percent)

n (percent)

n (percent)

n (percent)

n (percent)

n (percent)

 

Year of birth

       

1903-1940

171 (28.9%)

24 (27.0%)

7 (28.0%)

35 (27.1%)

76 (31.0%)

21 (26.6%)

0.16

1941-1954

286 (48.3%)

47 (52.8%)

16 (64.0%)

69 (53.5%)

109 (44.5%)

34 (43.0%)

 

1955+

135 (22.8%)

18 (20.2%)

2 (8.0%)

25 (19.4%)

60 (24.5%)

24 (30.4%)

 

Age at diagnosis (years)

       

<50

120 (20.3%)

17 (19.1%)

1 (4.0%)

22 (17.1%)

52 (21.2%)

23 (29.1%)

0.004

≥50

472 (79.7%)

72 (80.9%)

24 (96.0%)

107 (82.9%)

193 (78.8%)

56 (70.9%)

 

Body Mass Index (BMI), (kg/m-2)

       

<25

312 (53.0%)

51 (57.3%)

8 (32.0%)

62 (48.4%)

138 (56.3%)

41 (53.2%)

0.074

≥25-<30

185 (30.9%)

22 (24.7%)

8 (32.0%)

51 (39.8%)

68 (27.8%)

25 (32.5%)

 

≥30

95 (16.1%)

16 (18.0%)

9 (36.0%)

15 (11.7%)

39 (15.9%)

11 (14.3%)

 

Missing

3

0

0

1

0

2

 

Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR)

       

≤0,85

340 (57.6%)

51 (58.0%)

12 (48.0%)

75 (58.1%)

146 (59.8%)

43 (54.4%)

0.82

>0,85

250 (42.4%)

37 (42.0%)

13 (53.0%)

54 (41.9%)

98 (40.2%)

36 (45.6%)

 

Missing

2

1

0

0

1

0

 

Breast volume (ml)

       

<850

219 (37.0%)

33 (37.1%)

6 (24.0%)

54 (41.9%)

97 (39.6%)

20 (25.3%)

0.19

≥850

292 (49.3%)

40 (44.9%)

15 (60.0%)

58 (45.0%)

116 (47.3%)

50 (63.3%)

 

Missing*

81

16

4

17

32

9

 

Current smoking

      

0.19

Yes

130 (22%)

24 (27.0%)

9 (36.0%)

27 (20.9%)

44 (18.0%)

16 (20.3%)

 

No

462 (78%)

65 (73.0%)

16 (64.0%)

102 (79.1%)

201 (82.0%)

63 (79.7%)

 

Missing

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Parity

       

0

89 (15.0%)

89 (100%)

0

0

0

0

0.43

1

91 (15.4%)

 

3 (12.0%)

22 (17.1%)

47 (19.2%)

15 (19.0%)

 

2

253 (42.7%)

 

14 (56.0%)

64 (49.6%)

125 (51.0%)

40 (50.6%)

 

3+

159 (26.9%)

 

8 (32.0%)

43 (33.3%)

73 (29.8%)

24 (30.4%)

 

Missing

0

0

0

0

0

0

 

Age at first birth, years**

       

<20

62 (12.4%)

 

5 (20.0%)

16 (12.4%)

26 (10.7%)

10 (12.7%)

0.09

20-24

187 (37.4%)

 

8 (32.0%)

59 (45.7%)

73 (30.0%)

35 (44.3%)

 

25-29

175 (35.0%)

 

11 (44.0%)

44 (34.1%)

93 (38.3%)

23 (29.1%)

 

30+

76 (15.2%)

 

1 (4.0%)

10 (7.8%)

51 (21.0%)

11 (13.9%)

 

Missing

3

 

0

0

2

0

 

Breastfeeding duration of first child**

       

Breastfeeding duration of first child, ≤ 12 months

476 (96.0%)

 

24 (100%)

128 (100%)

229 (94.6%)

72 (91.1%)

0.001

Breastfeeding duration of first child, > 12 months

20 (4%)

 

0 (%)

0 (%)

13 (5.4%)

7 (8.9%)

 

Missing

7

 

1

1

3

0

 
  1. * Data missing or previous breast surgery.
  2. ** Among parous women.