Table 3

Tetrachloroethylene exposure history of breast cancer subjects, adjusteda odds ratios, and 95% confidence intervals.


Latency period, years
Exposed Cases
Exposed Controls
Adjusted ORs (95 % CI)

0
Non-proxy Subjects
101
88
1.1 (0.8–1.5)

All Subjects
155
136
1.1 (0.8–1.4)
5
Non-proxy Subjects
87
69
1.2 (0.9–1.8)

All Subjects
129
107
1.2 (0.9–1.6)
7
Non-proxy Subjects
71
61
1.1 (0.8–1.6)

All Subjects
111
96
1.1 (0.8–1.5)
9
Non-proxy Subjects
63
57
1.1 (0.7–1.6)

All Subjects
97
85
1.1 (0.8–1.5)
11
Non-proxy Subjects
49
43
1.1 (0.6–1.7)

All Subjects
79
65
1.2 (0.8–1.7)
13
Non-proxy Subjects
43
32
1.3 (0.7–2.1)

All Subjects
61
45
1.3 (0.9–2.0)
15
Non-proxy Subjects
30
21
1.4 (0.7–2.6)

All Subjects
44
31
1.4 (0.9–2.3)
17
Non-proxy Subjects
15
15
1.0 (0.4–2.2)

All Subjects
21
21
1.0 (0.6–2.0)
19
Non-proxy Subjects
6
6
1.1 (0.3–3.5)

All Subjects
9
9
1.1 (0.4–2.9)

a The OR was calculated relative to never-exposed cases (n = 360 for Non-Proxy, n = 517 for ALL) and controls (n = 336 for Non-Proxy, n = 480 for All). Controlled for age at diagnosis or index year, family history of breast cancer, personal history of breast cancer (before current diagnosis or index year), age at first live-birth or still birth, occupational exposure to PCE, and vital status at interview (for All analysis only).

Vieira et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2005 4:3   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-4-3