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Official Journal of the Human Genome Organisation

Table 3 Association between BRCA mutation carriers and non-carriers for personal and family history of breast and ovarian cancer by age

From: Clinical and pathological characteristics of Chinese patients with BRCA related breast cancer

  

BRCA mutations

χ2

P-value

Unadjusted

Carriers (N = 28)*

Non-Carriers (N = 198)*

n

Col %

n

Col %

OR†

95% CI

Family history

Whether family members had breast cancer:

 <40

No

6

40.0

46

64.8

  

1.00**

 

Yes

9

60.0

25

35.2

3.18

0.07

2.76

(0.88, 8.65)

 ≥40

No

3

25.0

70

55.6

  

1.00**

 

Yes

9

75.0

56

44.4

4.11

0.04

3.75

(1.01, 14.51)

Whether family members had ovarian cancer:

 <40

No

12

80.0

69

97.2

  

1.00**

 

Yes

3

20.0

2

2.8

6.68

0.04

8.63

(1.30, 57.17)

 ≥40

No

10

83.3

118

93.7

  

1.00**

 

Yes

2

16.7

8

6.3

1.74

0.21

2.95

(0.55, 15.81)

  1. Bold figure: significant at <0.05
  2. * Values may not sum to 100% because of missing data
  3. ** Referent
  4. † Univariate Odd Ratios comparing “Carriers” versus “Non-carriers” (reference group)