Risk and Protective Factors for Breast Cancer in Midwest of Brazil
Table 4
Distribution of anthropometric and lifestyle variables in breast cancer women (cases) and control subjects, from Midwest of Brazil (2008–2010).
Variable*
Cases ()
Controls ()
Crude OR (95% CI)
value**
%
%
Adult weight gain (kg)
≤5
10
14.08
14
9.52
1.00
—
5.01–10
11
15.49
33
22.45
0.47 (0.16–1.35)
0.159
>10
50
70.43
100
68.03
0.71 (0.29–1.71)
0.441
Current nutritional status
Eutrophic
38
40.86
70
37.63
1.00
—
Preobesity
29
31.18
71
38.17
0.75 (0.42–1.35)
0.341
Obesity
26
27.96
45
24.19
1.06 (0.57–1.98)
0.845
Nutritional status (at 20 years old)
Eutrophic
67
94.37
134
91.16
1.00
—
Overweight
4
5.63
13
8.84
0.61 (0.19–1.96)
0.411
Waist circumference (cm)
<80
29
31.18
47
25.27
1.00
—
≥80
64
68.82
139
74.73
0.75 (0.43–1.29)
0.296
Height (cm)
<160
78
83.87
138
74.19
1.00
—
≥160
15
16.13
48
25.81
0.55 (0.29–1.05)
0.071
Alcohol beverage consumption
Absent or moderate
90
97.83
184
98.92
1.00
—
Excessive
2
2.17
2
1.08
2.04 (0.28–14.75)
0.478
Smoking habit
Not smoker
53
56.99
108
58.06
1.00
—
Ex-smoker
26
27.96
46
24.73
1.15 (0.64–2.06)
0.634
Smoker
14
15.05
32
17.20
0.89 (0.44–1.81)
0.751
Physical activity (past 6 months)
Sedentary
34
36.56
24
12.90
1.00
—
Irregularly active B
16
17.20
33
17.74
0.34 (0.15–0.76)
0.008
Irregularly active A
9
9.68
39
20.97
0.16 (0.07–0.40)
0.000
Active
34
36.56
90
48.39
0.27 (0.14–0.51)
0.000
Occupational physical activity (at 20 years old)
No
57
72.15
99
61.88
1.00
—
Yes
22
27.85
61
38.13
0.62 (0.35–1.12)
0.118
Housework physical activity (at 20 years old)f
No
13
16.46
20
12.50
1.00
—
Yes
66
83.54
140
87.50
0.72 (0.34–1.55)
0.406
Leisure physical activity (at 20 years old)f
No
74
93.67
119
74.38
1.00
—
Yes
5
6.33
41
25.62
0.20 (0.07–0.52)
0.001
OR: odds ratio and CI: confidence interval.
*Adult weight gain: 22 cases and 39 controls did not indicate their weight at 20 years old; current nutritional status: eutrophic—body mass index (BMI) = 18.4 kg/m² to 24.9 kg/m²; preobesity—BMI = 25 kg/m² to 29.9 kg/m²; obesity—BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² [11]; alcohol beverage consumption: 1 case did not indicate alcohol beverage intake; occupational physical activity: information unavailable for 14 cases and 26 controls.
**Wald statistic.
