Table 1 Baseline characteristics of women in KARMA who remained free of breast cancer and nested cases who developed breast cancer within 2 years of sampling
From: Evaluation of circulating plasma proteins in breast cancer using Mendelian randomisation
Variable | Controls (BC negative) | Cases (incident BC) |
|---|---|---|
Number of individuals | 299 | 299 |
Age at baseline (S.D) [years] | 58.83 (9.26) | 58.11 (9.49) |
Body mass index at interview (S.D) [kg/m2] | 25.20 (4.16) | 25.73 (4.14) |
Hormone replacement therapy ever [%] | 35.66 | 37.76 |
Current smoker at interview [%] | 11.23 | 16.32 |
Family history of BC [%] | 11.27 | 20.92 |
Number of births (S.D) [%] | 2.2 (1.0) | 1.9 (1.0) |
Alcohol (S.D) [gram/week] | 46 (59) | 49 (54) |
