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Table 2 Odds ratios of breast cancer risk in relation to p-mTOR expression associated with body size measurements

From: Body fatness and breast cancer risk in relation to phosphorylated mTOR expression in a sample of predominately Black women

Body size measurement p-mTOR overexpressed cases vs controls p-mTOR negative/low cases vs controls P-heterogeneity
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
BMI, kg/m2
No. of cases/no. of controls 189/1973 522/1973  
  < 25 1.00 [reference] 1.00 [reference]  
 25–29.99 1.22 (0.75–1.97) 1.02 (0.77–1.35)  
 30–34.99 1.52 (0.92–2.47) 1.11 (0.83–4.19)  
  ≥ 35 1.31 (0.80–2.13) 0.70 (0.52–0.95) 0.011
P-trend 0.31 0.017  
WC
No. of cases/no. of controls 187/1955 512/1955  
 Q1 1.00 [reference] 1.00 [reference]  
 Q2 1.67 (0.74–2.96) 1.10 (0.81–1.50)  
 Q3 2.52 (1.46–4.34) 1.24 (0.91–1.67)  
 Q4 1.99 (1.12–3.50) 0.94 (0.69–1.30) 0.27
P-trend 0.029 0.64  
WHR
No. of cases/no. of controls 187/1955 512/1955  
 Q1 1.00 [reference] 1.00 [reference]  
 Q2 1.21 (0.71–2.06) 1.30 (0.96–1.77)  
 Q3 1.82 (1.11–2.98) 1.32 (0.97–1.80)  
 Q4 1.81 (1.11–2.98) 1.34 (0.98–1.83) 0.48
P-trend 0.009 0.10  
  1. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, OR odds ratio, Q quartile, WC waist circumference, WHR waist-to-hip ratio
  2. Models adjusted for age, race, family history of breast cancer, menopausal status, age of menarche, parity, history of breastfeeding, oral contraceptive use, and history of diabetes
  3. Waist circumference (WC) quartile cutoffs: 83.7, 94.7, and 107.4 inches
  4. Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) quartile cutoffs: 0.804, 0.855, and 0.911
  5. P-heterogeneity: tests for differences in the associations of body fatness measurements between p-mTOR overexpressed tumors and p-mTOR negative/low tumors