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Table 2 Distribution of selected confounders of breast cancer subjects (%) and RDDs of PCE-exposed controls.

From: Impact of tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water on the risk of breast cancer: Using a dose model to assess exposure in a case-control study

Characteristic

Non-Proxy Cases (n = 461)

Non-Proxy Controls (N = 424)

All Cases (n = 672)

All Controls (N = 616)

Age at diagnosis or index years

    

1–49 years

19.7 (91)

20.6 (87)

16.5 (111)

16.7 (103)

50–59 years

13.7 (63)

17.0 (72)

12.2 (82)

13.6 (84)

60–69 years

33.0 (152)

31.1 (132)

31.5 (211)

29.9 (184)

70–79 years

28.8 (133)

25.2 (107)

28.4 (191)

26.0 (160)

80+ years

4.8 (22)

6.1 (26)

11.4 (77)

13.8 (85)

Age at first birth or stillbirth

    

< 30 years

60.6 (279)

65.7 (278)

61.0 (410)

66.8 (411)

30+ years

13.8 (64)

12.4 (53)

14.5 (97)

12.8 (79)

Nulliparous

25.6 (118)

21.9 (93)

24.5 (165)

20.4 (126)

Prior breast cancer

5.6 (26)

3.3 (14)

5.4 (36)

4.8 (30)

Family history of breast cancer

24.3 (112)

15.8 (67)

25.6 (172)

15.5 (95)

Occupational exposure to PCE

16.3 (75)

16.0 (68)

15.5 (104)

14.8 (91)

RDD Exposure (for no latency)

    

Minimum

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0.001

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0.001

Maximum

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206.9

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243.8

Median

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2.9

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2.5

75th percentile

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11.9

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12.1

90th percentile

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31.0

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29.2