Table 3 Risk of dying from breast cancer in relation to physical activity from first menses to reference datea and during year before the reference date, among breast cancer patients aged 40 years or younger at diagnosis

From: Exercise activity, body size and premenopausal breast cancer survival

Physical activity

 

Censored

Events

HRb

95% Cl

Average hours per week from first menses to reference date

     

 0

 

117

68

1.00

 

 0.1–0.7

 

71

31

0.86

0.56–1.32

 0.8–1.6

 

63

17

0.59

0.35–1.01

 1.7–3.7

 

66

32

0.87

0.57–1.33

 3.8+

 

35

25

1.30

0.81–2.09

 Trend P

   

0.88

 

Average hours per week during year before reference date

     

 0

 

265

143

1.00

 

 1–4

 

43

15

0.85

0.50–1.45

 5+

 

44

15

0.78

0.45–1.34

 Trend P

   

0.31

 

Hrs/wk from first menses to reference date

Hrs/wk during year before reference date

    

 0

0

117

68

1.00

 

 0.1–3.7

0

135

63

0.86

0.61–1.21

 3.8+

0

13

12

1.34

0.72–2.47

 0.1–3.7

1+

65

17

0.61

0.36–1.04

 3.8+

1+

22

13

1.26

0.68–2.32

Interaction P

   

0.07

 
  1. Hrs/wk=hours per week.
  2. aReference date is date one year before diagnosis.
  3. bModels include age, stage at diagnosis and BMI.