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Table 3 Risk of breast cancer subgroups defined by immunohistochemical markers in relation to total duration of breastfeeding

From: Breastfeeding in relation to risk of different breast cancer characteristics

Tumour subgroup

Breastfeeding total in months

Number of cases

Incidence/100000

RR

RR*

Ki67 low

     

(≤10%)#

<4.0

54

182

1.00

1.00

 

≥4.0 - <8.0

76

203

1.11 (0.78 - 1.57)

1.06 (0.74 - 1.51)

 

≥8.0 - <13.0

72

201

1.09 (0.77 - 1.56)

1.01 (0.69 - 1.47)

 

≥13.0

58

165

0.90 (0.62 - 1.31)

0.82 (0.53 - 1.25)

 

Missing

11

183

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Total

271

188

p-trend:0.54

p-trend:0.44

Ki67 high

     

(>10%)

<4.0

17

57

1.00

1.00

 

≥4.0 - <8.0

21

56

0.98 (0.51 - 1.85)

1.02 (0.53 - 1.96)

 

≥8.0 - <13.0

26

72

1.25 (0.68 - 2.31)

1.39 (0.72 - 2.67)

 

≥13.0

30

85

1.48 (0.82 - 2.69)

1.88 (0.94 - 3.76)

 

Missing

7

116

---

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Total

101

70

p-trend:0.11

p-trend:0.03

HER2 (0-1+)#

     
 

<4.0

57

192

1.00

1.00

 

≥4.0 - <8.0

78

208

1.08 (0.77 - 1.52)

1.02 (0.72 - 1.45)

 

≥8.0 - <13.0

84

234

1.21 (0.86 - 1.69)

1.12 (0.78 - 1.61)

 

≥13.0

73

207

1.07 (0.76 - 1.52)

1.07 (0.72 - 1.59)

 

Missing

19

499

---

---

 

Total

311

216

p-trend:0.58

p-trend:0.44

HER2 (2 + -3+)

     
 

<4.0

9

30

1.00

1.00

 

≥4.0 - <8.0

9

24

0.80 (0.32 - 2.01)

1.02 (0.39 - 2.65)

 

≥8.0 - <13.0

11

31

1.02 (0.42 - 2.46)

1.40 (0.53 - 3.69)

 

≥13.0

11

31

1.03 (0.43 - 2.49)

1.35 (0.46 - 3.97)

 

Missing

1

17

---

---

 

Total

41

28

p-trend:0.79

p-trend:0.59

Cyclin D1 low

     

(≤10%) #

<4.0

54

182

1.00

1.00

 

≥4.0 - <8.0

82

219

1.20 (0.85 - 1.69)

1.15 (0.81 - 1.64)

 

≥8.0 - <13.0

73

203

1.11 (0.78 - 1.58)

1.05 (0.72 - 1.53)

 

≥13.0

73

122

1.14 (0.80 - 1.62)

1.06 (0.71 - 1.60)

 

Missing

13

216

---

---

 

Total

295

205

p-trend:0.65

p-trend:0.77

Cyclin D1 high

     

(>10%)

<4.0

14

47

1.00

1.00

 

≥4.0 - <8.0

14

37

0.79 (0.37 - 1.65)

0.84 (0.39 - 1.78)

 

≥8.0 - <13.0

24

67

1.38 (0.72 - 2.68)

1.56 (0.77 - 3.19)

 

≥13.0

20

57

1.19 (0.60 - 2.36)

1.61 (0.73 - 3.56)

 

Missing

6

100

---

---

 

Total

78

54

p-trend:0.29

p-trend:0.10

P27 low

     

(≤10%) #

<4.0

21

71

1.00

1.00

 

≥4.0 - <8.0

41

109

1.55 (0.91 - 2.62)

1.56 (0.91 - 2.67)

 

≥8.0 - <13.0

31

86

1.22 (0.70 - 2.12)

1.21 (0.68 - 2.18)

 

≥13.0

35

99

1.40 (0.82 - 2.41)

1.35 (0.73 - 2.50)

 

Missing

7

116

---

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Total

135

94

p-trend:0.47

p-trend:0.61

P27 high

     

(>10%)

<4.0

48

162

1.00

1.00

 

≥4.0 - <8.0

53

141

0.87 (0.59 - 1.29)

0.83 (0.55 - 1.24)

 

≥8.0 - <13.0

65

181

1.11 (0.76 - 1.61)

1.04 (0.70 - 1.56)

 

≥13.0

53

151

0.93 (0.63 - 1.37)

0.93 (0.59 - 1.46)

 

Missing

11

183

---

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Total

230

159

p-trend:0.95

p-trend:0.73

  1. *Adjusted for age at baseline (continuous), education, socioeconomic status, marital status, age at menarche, age at first birth, parity, oophorectomy, age at menopause, oral contraceptive use, hormone replacement therapy use, bmi, alcohol consumption, smoking and height.
  2. #Reference group in heterogeneity analyses.