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Appendix D: Summary Table on Estimates of Population Attributable Risk
Pages 387-398

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... Appendix D Summary Table on Estimates of Population Attributable Risk 387
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... (1999) Survey data for risk factor No age restrictions prevalence U.S.
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... History of breast cancer in 1st All factors: 41 (1.6–80.0) NHEFS age adjusted degree relative = 2.6 Family history: 9 (3.0–15.2)
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... Survey data for risk factor White, non-Hispanic women, ages prevalence 40–79 Published literature for Analysis for counties and hypothetical RRs populations Incidence from California 3,781,621 women Cancer Registry 13,019 breast cancer cases (1998–2002) Sprague et al.
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... = 1.26 Physical inactivity: 7.5 Physical inactivity: Physical inactivity (no 1,422 cases/yr vigorous/moderate activity in past month) = 1.3 Not modifiable Not modifiable 57.3 Not reported Age at menarche (< age 15 (47.5–65.4)
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... (1994–2006) Survey data for risk factor prevalence Canadian women ages 50–69 Published literature for RRs National age-adjusted cancer incidence rates
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... HT, ever used = 1.9 Current use of HT: 27 300 cases/yr HT, current use = 2.1 (HT formulations different from those in U.S.) Modifiable risk factors: Not reported 2000 All: 28.9 Alcohol (> 9 drinks/wk)
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... (2010) Survey data for risk factor Incidence (2008)
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... = 1.16–1.23 Physical activity = 0.75 Insufficiently active: 20 Insufficiently active: Sedentary: 10 83,353 cases/yr Sufficiently active (3,000 Sedentary: 42,837 MET-minutes in 7 days cases/yr or 1,500 MET-minutes of vigorous activity over 3 or more days) Not sedentary (≥ 600 MET minutes over 7 days)
From page 396...
... 2006. Population attributable risk of breast cancer in white women associated with immediately modifiable risk factors.
From page 397...
... Age 65: 1.6 (0.9–2.3) Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; E, estrogen-only hormone therapy; E+P, estrogen–progestin hormone therapy; EPIC, European Prospective Investigation into Cancer; HT, hormone therapy; IARC, International Agency for Research on Cancer; MET, metabolic equivalent; NHANES, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; PAR, population attributable risk; RR, relative risk.


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