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Table 2 Select characteristics of study participants, stratified by case-control status

From: Inherited common variants in mitochondrial DNA and invasive serous epithelial ovarian cancer risk

Variable

Cases (N, %) or (Mean, SD)

Controls (N, %) or (Mean, SD)

N

392

439

Age (y)

60.9 (10.3)

60.2 (10.4)

BMI1 (kg/m2)

25.3 (4.8)

25.9 (4.9)

Parity2

  

Nulliparous

62 (16)

53 (12)

1-2 pregnancies

146 (37)

179 (41)

3+ pregnancies

184 (47)

207 (47)

Missing

0 (0)

0 (0)

OC use

  

Never

146 (37)

112 (25)

Ever

245 (63)

327 (75)

Missing

1 (0)

0 (0)

Family history of ovarian or breast cancer in >1 FDR

  

No

290 (74)

352 (80)

Yes

87 (22)

75 (17)

Missing

15 (4)

12 (3)

Pack-years smoked3

  

None

224 (57)

206 (47)

< 20

68 (17)

118 (27)

> 20

98 (25)

113 (26)

Missing

2 (0)

2 (0)

HT use

  

Never

205 (52)

263 (60)

Ever

187 (48)

176 (40)

Missing

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. Percentages are rounded and may not add up to 100. Abbreviations used: N, number of observations; SD, standard deviation; OC, oral contraceptive; HT, hormone therapy; FDR, first degree relative.
  2. 1BMI was calculated using usual adult or current weight for participants.
  3. 2Parity was based on the number of births, regardless of outcome.
  4. 3Where “None” is < 100 cigarettes during a lifetime.